17 students arrested at UJ’s Soweto campus
Police say the students were handcuffed for contravening a court order.
JOHANNESBURG - Seventeen students have been arrested at the Soweto Campus of the University of Johannesburg.
Police say the students were handcuffed for contravening a court order obtained by the institution to block any demonstrations at all four of its campuses.
We can strike and pass at the same time#UJShutDown #UJFees #FeesMustFall pic.twitter.com/bdMXOVo8Ow
— Sizwe Shiba (@SizweShiba) October 4, 2016
The police's Phephi Matlou-Mthetho says, "Seventeen students were arrested for contravention of a court order; they were blocking other students from entering the campus."
Freedom of movement restrained by heavily armed SAPS and bouncers. #UJShutDown#UJFees pic.twitter.com/mDBvoJDM6X
— Sizwe Shiba (@SizweShiba) October 4, 2016
More in Local
-
Gift of the Givers released about Shiraaz Mohamed escaping abduction in Syria
-
‘SA carried on Mogoeng Mogoeng's shoulders,’ says Malema
-
‘It stands between order and chaos,’ Malema defends EFF’s security
-
Holidaymakers urged to obey traffic laws as festive season kicks off
-
Gift of the Givers: SA, Turkish authorities to work on bringing Mohamed home
-
WATCH LIVE: EFF’s newly elected Top 6 address media
Comments
EWN welcomes all comments that are constructive, contribute to discussions in a meaningful manner and take stories forward.
comments powered by DisqusHowever, we will NOT condone the following:
- Racism (including offensive comments based on ethnicity and nationality)
- Sexism
- Homophobia
- Religious intolerance
- Cyber bullying
- Hate speech
- Derogatory language
- Comments inciting violence.
We ask that your comments remain relevant to the articles they appear on and do not include general banter or conversation as this dilutes the effectiveness of the comments section.
We strive to make the EWN community a safe and welcoming space for all.
EWN reserves the right to: 1) remove any comments that do not follow the above guidelines; and, 2) ban users who repeatedly infringe the rules.
Should you find any comments upsetting or offensive you can also flag them and we will assess it against our guidelines.
EWN is constantly reviewing its comments policy in order to create an environment conducive to constructive conversations.