UCT warns that amnesty will no longer apply if disruptions continue
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has warned that it will take "offers of amnesty" off the negotiating table "if disruptions continue and full university activities are prevented from resuming". Vice-chancellor Max Price on Tuesday condemned "the violence of the last two days" after the university resumed activities to salvage the academic year. "I would like to extend my gratitude and empathy to the staff and students who have experienced harassment or intimidation and have still worked tirelessly through this four-week period‚" he said. Violence broke out at UCT on Tuesday as protesters clashed with security‚ used trolleys as battering rams and pelted security guards in riot gear with rubbish bins. Earlier on Tuesday‚ UCT reported that "a car carrying four students and sewage canisters was intercepted on Woolsack Drive". They were "apprehended and later released by the SAPS [South African Police Service]". UCT also said it "has laid a charge of assault against two individuals afte...
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