Campuses tense, UKZN residence burns and students threatened
Wits and UCT remain closed, and classes were disrupted at UJ’s Soweto campus as the university returned from a break
AS TURMOIL at universities looks set to persist this week, the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) has called on students to isolate the forces trying to destabilise higher education in SA. At the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), a residence was set alight and tests were disrupted by students throwing faeces, after protesters issued threats to other students on social media. At the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), activities have been suspended after the university said at the weekend that petrol bombs had been discovered on the Braamfontein campus. The Wits SRC has questioned the timing of the discovery, and said it would meet on Monday to finalise its demands. UKZN The William O’Brien residence in Pietermaritzburg was set alight on Monday morning. This comes after Pietermaritzburg students were threatened on social media not to attend lectures on Monday. The warning read: “Dear ukzn Pmb students‚ please be warned that if you are seen on campus with a bag or...
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