Story highlights The video shows two white men forcing a black man into a coffin

The two men have been charged with assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm

(CNN) A video showing two white men forcing a black man into a coffin and threatening to set him alight has gone viral under #coffinassault in recent days, once again igniting the discussion of racism in South Africa.

TW: Two white men filmed forcing a black man into a coffin & threaten to set it aflame. South Africa. #CoffinAssault pic.twitter.com/dyjHEJ1pMG — deray mckesson (@deray) November 16, 2016

The two men, Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Jackson, appeared in court on Wednesday facing charges of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Oosthuizen and Jackson dropped their bail application and were sent back to jail to await trial. The case has been postponed to January 25, 2017.

The victim, Victor Rethabile Mlotshwa told reporters outside court: "They accused me of trespassing and they asked me questions, they chased me and started beating me up and took me to the nearest farm where they beat me up and put me in a coffin.

"I don't know where they got the coffin, but one of them forced me into it. They other one had a gun. For all I know, he could have shot me," Mlotshwa said.

Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Martins Jackson arrive at The Middleburg Magistrate Court on November 16, 2016.

Hundreds gathered outside the court in an anti-racism protest while political parties have condemned the assault.