UKZN classes suspended following violent student protests
Classes at the UKZN Edgewood campus have been suspended for the day.
It follows violent protests there this morning.
Some students say they arrived at the campus this morning to register following Minister Blaze Nzimande's announcement that all NSFAS students with debt must be registered.
But they say they were still not allowed to register.
They went on the rampage - and tried to remove dustbins from one of the buildings.
MI7 officers sprung into action and used rubber bullets to disperse them.
The group made their way to a field where there was a showdown between them and riot officers.
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UKZN Dean, Thabo Msibi tried to calm the situation down - asking the students to stop - but his pleas fell on deaf ears.
Later, police fired stun grenades when students tried to disrupt traffic outside the university.
#UKZNProtest #UKZN Dean Thabo Msibi tries to calm the situation but students will not listen. He got in the middle of the red ants and students earlier. @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/fF223vHDQv
— Nushera Raisa Soodyal (@nushera) February 3, 2020
UKZN spokesperson, Ashton Bodrick says classes have been suspended.
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"We did have a bit of violence which we have now suspended lectures for the day so we can protect our students who are coming to learn and as well as the staff at the campus," said Bodrick.
The protesting students have dispersed and police remain on the campus.
