Police say all is calm at the University of Venda
Students have been protesting since Monday.
LIMPOPO- Students at the University of Venda have been protesting since Monday over several issues that they have with NSFAS.
According to reports, students are upset as their food allowances have not been paid by NSFAS.
University of Venda students vs the Police since the early hours of Monday morning. NSFAS hasn't given out Food Vouchers yet.
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Police were deployed to the University after the situation turned violent with reports suggesting that several items had been set on fire by protesting students and rubber bullets had been fired.
Police Spokesperson Lt Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe says that the situation is calm at the moment.
“Four students have been arrested for public violence and will appear in the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court tomorrow,” he concluded.
