Five DUT students arrested for public violence

Five DUT students arrested for public violence

Five Durban University of Technology (DUT) students have been arrested following a violent protest at the Steve Biko campus.

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The protest was over historical debt - which students want scrapped. 


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Police spokesperson, Thembeka Mbele says they appeared at the Durban Magistrate's Court today on charges of public violence. 


"This is after the incident that took place where about a hundred students stoned the windows in the main building in one of the buildings at DUT," she say. 

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