Police officers fired stun grenades and tear gas to disperse protesting University of Pretoria (UP) workers on Friday‚ as videos posted on Twitter show. The workers‚ most dressed in National Education‚ Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) T-shirts‚ are demanding salary increases as well as a 13th cheque. Reports quoting the regional Nehawu branch chairman, Joseph Makhasa, said the workers were planning to disrupt the university’s open day on Saturday as well if their demands are not met. Three protesting workers have been detained by police. The university said in a statement that classes are continuing as normal‚ despite the strike taking place mostly at the main gate of the Hatfield campus. "During the course of the morning they [picketing workers] broke through a fence to enter the campus‚" the statement read. "Police on the scene fired stun grenades and tear gas to disperse protesters. No injuries were reported‚ however three have been arrested." Management said salary negot...
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