Standoff between UJ students, security guards
Security guards have slapped, kicked and pepper sprayed students who were protesting on the Kingsway campus of the University of Johannesburg.
A reporter on the scene said workers were camping outside the gates of the campus in a peaceful protest against outsourcing, but the trouble began when students inside the campus wanted to go outside.
The gate was locked.
A group of between 40 and 50 students pushed against the gate. A security guard, trying to stop them, slapped a woman in the face.
Students reacted angrily and the situation got even more out of control.
Security guards were seen kicking students, slapping them, beating them with sticks and pepper-spraying them.
A woman student was crying hysterically as her friend held a bottle of water against her head for her.
Clashes break out at UJ #OccupyUJ https://t.co/l5l8uxtDPk pic.twitter.com/gpIbqhyEgU
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) November 5, 2015Workers locked out. Protests on going inside and at campus main gate. Police present. #UJShutdown #OccupyUJ @UJFMF pic.twitter.com/gXdlV8oCYj
— dailystudent (@hibist) November 5, 2015The APK library is closed #OccupyUJ #UJShutdown pic.twitter.com/F8oMK8IpEL
— Pholoso (@Pholo_M) November 5, 2015Workers inside campus challenging security. Demand workers outside let in. SRC here. @UJFMF @WitsFMF #UJShutdown pic.twitter.com/2rYI38c2SN
— dailystudent (@hibist) November 5, 2015(Photo via Twitter/FeesMustFall)