JOHANNESBURG – Marthinus Hermanus van Dyk and Danie le Roux, identified as the men who assaulted Tzaneen petrol attendant Johannes Monyela, have been sent to jail for 18 and 24 months, respectively.

The deputy director-general of public diplomacy at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Clayson Monyela, who is a nephew of the victim, told eNCA that the two men were sentenced on Monday to 18 and 24 months respectively.

Asked about his his uncle, Monyela said: “I don’t have permission to give any information on his condition at the moment but he is in a condition that anyone would be in after suffering such a horrible ordeal."

Johannes Monyela was beaten by the two men in Limpopo on 18 June. Footage of the attack was widely shared and condemned on social media.

2 white men who attacked my Uncle Johannes Monyela (a petrol attendant in Tzaneen) have been sentenced to 24 months in jail. — Clayson Monyela (@ClaysonMonyela) June 28, 2016

Two racists who assaulted a petrol attendant got sentenced to 2 years and 18 months respectively. pic.twitter.com/fOJ4Sz7bzz — zain winkelmann (@ZWinkelmann) June 27, 2016