The student protest at UKZN’s Edgewood and Westville campuses looks set to continue for yet another day.
A major strike is apparently underway at both campuses, with reports on social media of black smoke rising from the Westville campus.
A string of tweets about the strike seems to suggest that the strike continues despite a statement from executive director of corporate Relations Lesiba Seshoka released yesterday which stated that lectures would resume at all campuses at the university.
Clouds of smoke looming this morning #UKZNstrike pic.twitter.com/EVjkPDvHqe
— Farah Shaik (@farsha25) September 4, 2014
Protestors are alleged to be stoning cars and setting bins and couches on fire.
So today they woke up so early and stole our couches… They burning them in the streets @UKZN make a plan!!! — Miss_NP_Mkhize~ (@PrudenceMkh) September 4, 2014
I bet they’re gonna strike again cause there’s no toilets or bins left. #UKZNStrike pic.twitter.com/PrJHGEcQTa
— Amishka Mothilal (@amy_151) September 4, 2014
#UKZNstrike update: turning cars away at the gate, black plume of smoke hanging over campus, apparently stoning cars. — Sanisha Ramkalawan (@SanishaR) September 4, 2014
Ukzn westville strike its shown me flames betta go home
— silindokuhle (@slindohhhhhhh) September 4, 2014
UKZN students protesting against a proposed increase in the university’s registration fees to R9 000 have disrupted lectures at the Westville and Edgewood campuses for the past week.
The unrest seems to be spreading to the university’s other campuses, with protest action reported in the Howard College campus in Glenwood as well as the Pietermaritzburg campus.
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