WATCH: Police intervene after EFF disrupts Sasco briefing, targets media
Reporters and Sasco members have been attacked by members of the EFF Student Command outside Durban University of Technology during a press briefing.
Sasco had been briefing the media following the death of 20-year-old student, Mlungisi Madonsela, who died after being shot - allegedly by private security at the Steve Biko Campus yesterday.
The EFF Student Command had held a press briefing earlier.
There is a heavy police presence outside Gate Three of the Steve Biko campus in Durban.
#DUTShooting Members of the EFF charge in during a @SASCO_Jikelele press conference. Press briefing has been stopped @ECR_Newswatch They attacked members of the media and Sasco pic.twitter.com/G6DVBGpBpm
— Nushera Raisa (@nushera) February 6, 2019
Minutes after the EFF Student Command wrapped up their press briefing on the circumstances surrounding Madonsela's death - SASCO begun addressing reporters.
EFF Student Command members then approached SASCO leaders and asked them what they were doing. One student command member then tried to hit a SASCO leader before targeting reporters.
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Police jumped into action and removed the group. Officers have since called for back-up. The situation remains tense at the campus.
#DUTShooting hearing @DUT_Tweets management have called for a press briefing in Umhlanga, meanwhile students are still picketing outside campus. @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/X017ey0qbt
— Nushera Raisa (@nushera) February 6, 2019
#DUTShooting The @EFFSouthAfrica student command at @DUT_Tweets say #MlungisiMadonsela died in hospital because there was no one to sign for him at City Hospital in Durban. pic.twitter.com/nWT5Ee4cZi
— Nushera Raisa (@nushera) February 6, 2019
