Chaos as students protest at Durban University of Technology
The Durban University of Technology’s (DUT’s) Steve Biko campus erupted in chaos on Tuesday morning after a student protest disrupted classes. DUT students were protesting a lack of service delivery from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas)‚ complaining that many students still did not have access to accommodation even though they were receiving funding from Nsfas. While the student representative council was in talks with management in the morning‚ students were being forced from their classes by protesting students. Jason Chapman‚ a quantity surveying student‚ said he was forced from his lecture hall. "Our head of department came running into the classroom, incredibly flustered; she tells us to ‘get up and get to safety’. She was really frightened and you could see her shaking‚" Chapman said.
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