Protesting students blockaded entrances to the University of Cape Town (UCT) demanding free tertiary education on Tuesday and were met by police and security personnel in riot gear.
Students used social media to co-ordinate the protest while management at the university initially made assurances that lectures and tests would resume as normal.
The protests disrupted the student shuttle service and by 10am had forced campus authorities to suspend lectures for the rest of the day at the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Just after noon management announced that the university had suspended classes for a further two days – Tuesday and Wednesday.
UCT suspends lectures - again
Students used social media to co-ordinate the protest while management at the university initially made assurances that lectures and tests would resume as normal.
The protests disrupted the student shuttle service and by 10am had forced campus authorities to suspend lectures for the rest of the day at the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Just after noon management announced that the university had suspended classes for a further two days – Tuesday and Wednesday.
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