Stellenbosch students march against war in Ukraine

Nadia Pryimak is a Ukrainian citizen who lives in South Africa. She starts every morning reading news and updates on the situation in her home country. Then she asks her sister, her cousin, or her nephew whether they are all still alive and okay. “I cannot sleep. I want to sleep. I am tired,” says Pryimak. Pryimak joined a march of about 300 people in Stellenbosch on Tuesday evening to call for an end to the war in Ukraine, started by Russia on 24 February. A candle-lit vigil was held on the university’s campus and the march was joined by several Ukrainian expats. The Ukrainians sang their nat…

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