University of kwazulunatal
KZN students plan march to Durban Harbour over free education
March leader Sthembiso Ka Shandu says they will be joined by civil society organisations.
A number of campuses across the country have been shut down as student protests continue.
A student residence was set alight at UKZN's Pietermaritzburg campus early on Monday morning.
It is believed that the blaze was deliberately started at the university's Pietermaritzburg campus.
Government says it will allocate a subsidy to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme qualifying students.
Students say they are emotionally and physically tired of clashes with authorities but won’t back down.
Tensions have been at boiling point this week, with parts of a law library and several cars being torched.
The SRC has called for the university’s entire executive management to be sacked.
The victim of the assault has clarified that the violation took place off university grounds.
University of KwaZulu-Natal vice chancellor Albert van Jaarsveld speaks about the conflict which has gripped his institution in recent weeks.
Some students claim they were targeted by officials when they were not part of the protest.
There have been demonstrations at several campuses with various demands, including free education.
There have been demonstrations at UKZN’s campuses which have seen the torching of a law library.
Leaders at several UKZN campuses outlined their demands and on Thursday and called for university management to pack their bags and resign.
Senzo Ngidi, who is the Central UKZN SRC President, was arrested on Tuesday and released Thursday on R1,000 bail and is due to return to court on 10 October 2016.
Parliamentary members have been debating on free tertiary education amid protest and some institutions.
The Howard, Durban-Westville and Pietermaritzburg campuses have been rocked by demonstrations this week.
UKZN says a zero percent fee increase next year could see the quality of its services drastically reduced.
SRC's Bongekile Ngobese says she believes the detained students were randomly selected by officials.