Uwc shutdown
UWC suspends lectures for the rest of the week
UWC spokesperson Luthando Tyhalibongo says this will allow discussions between stakeholders to continue.
UWC management has advised staff to report to line managers regarding plans to continue operations.
Protests quickly turned violent at both UWC and Tuks yesterday.
Last week UCT & UWC students took part in violent protests over accommodation, outsourcing & registration.
The Fees Will Fall movement staged a protest at UWC before handing over a memorandum to management.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Vivienne Lawack gives CapeTalk’s John Maytham an update on what’s next for UWC following violent protests last year.
Two groups of students appeared in the Bellville Magistrates Court today.
The UWC said damage caused at the institution’s Bellville campus is estimated at between R10 and R12 million.
Higher learning institutions have been hit by a wave of violent protests following the #FeesMustFall campaign.
More than 50 students have been charged for a range of offences since the #FeesMustFall campaign started.
The institution has been hit by violent protests which have forced officials to close campus early this year.
Student protests continue while police search for arsonists after two UWC buildings were set alight.
The university says all activities have been suspended & staff have been told to go home.
All final year students will however write an assessment exam at an undisclosed venue situated off campus.
The 16 students were granted bail of R3,000 each in the Bellville Magistrates Court yesterday.
The march was organised to call for exams to be written but was disrupted due to fresh clashes at CPUT.
The accused were granted bail of R3,000 each in the Bellville Magistrates Court.
As arrested student protesters were released on bail on Thursday, the University of the Western Cape started tallying the cost of the damage to buildings and property incurred during unrest earlier in the week.
Students appeared in the Bellville Magistrates Court after being arrested during violent protests yesterday.