UJ students seek 'missing' vice-chancellor

05 November 2015 - 10:44 By RDM News Wire

Two things were‚ according to protesting students‚ missing from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) campus on Thursday morning: its vice-chancellor and the media. #OccupyUJ was trending on Twitter following two days of violence-marred protests on the campus.On Wednesday‚ striking cleaning staff were reported to have vandalised property and overturned bins in a protest over outsourcing.A day earlier‚ students said their “peaceful occupation” of vice-chancellor Ihron Rensburg’s office was disrupted by allegedly heavy-handed private security guards.Rensburg’s image featured on a “Missing” poster tweeted by ‏@UJFMF with: “BREAKING: Please Help find him‚ we really looking for him #OccupyUJ #FeesMustFall #UJFeesMustFall”.The poster said the “alleged VC of UJ” was wanted “in connection with:- Exploitation of cleaners- Failure to cancel student debt or remove registration fee- Brutalising protestors”.‏@PhutiR_Teffo lamented the lack of journalists on campus to publicise their plight:Almost majority of media houses are next to UJ but they have decided to deny students and workers coverage. #OccupyUJ — U-Mkhomba-Ndlela (@PhutiR_Teffo) November 5, 2015async Others‚ perhaps for the benefits of journalists‚ posted pictures of the messy aftermath of Wednesday’s actions‚ like ‏@UJAPK_SRC: “This what happens when you mess with the students and the workers #OccupyUJ".‏@MajavuThabiso seemed to be expecting more drama on Thursday‚ when he tweeted:Dear God Please be with us even today at UJ APK, please also protect us from the heavy #SAPS and bouncers deployed at UJ. #OccupyUJ — Comrade Bae (@MajavuThabiso) November 5, 2015asyncSome students fretted about disruptions to academic activities‚ like @lordxlaz‚ who said: “i just hope whatever is going on at UJ doesn't affect exams again.”‏@TshepoSeloane replied to him bluntly: “It will. Deal with it. #OccupyUJ #UJFeesMustFall”...

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