UCT students halt classes again as Zuma has yet to release the fees commission report
Alarms are tripped and multiple blockades set up as frustrated students say the Presidency is ignoring their demand for the report to be released
Classes were disrupted for a second day at the University of Cape Town (UCT) on Thursday as students, calling on the president to release a report on tuition fees, resumed their protest.Alarms were tripped and students were chased out of classes as protesters made their way through campus. In addition, the institution’s shuttles were prevented from leaving depots. Multiple blockades were set up on the upper‚ middle and lower campuses. In response, university management announced that face-to-face classes were cancelled for Thursday and Friday."The reason is primarily for the safety of students and staff and to avoid exposing staff and students to unacceptable disruptive behaviour‚" said a UCT statement. Campus Protection Services‚ a private security company‚ police and a water cannon were on campus to monitor the situation.One of the students’ demands is the release of the findings by the fees commission into the feasibility of free education. The Presidency has ignored numerous enq...
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