The burning of a Jammie shuttle bus at the University of Cape Town yesterday‚ and the violent disruption of a Senate meeting at the campus earlier this week‚ have been condemned by many who initially supported university protests. Sociology professor Xolela Mangcu‚ who has publicly supported protest action since the Rhodes Must Fall movement first began‚ says‚ “There is no place for violence at the university and that’s just a straightforward matter for me. That kind of conduct is unacceptable.”He said it wasn’t clear if it was UCT students or not who had turned to violence.“The students and faculty have in the past while engaged in legitimate protest action that has yielded results. The statue came down‚ and a decision was reached on fees‚ so I don’t know why anybody would want to engage in the kinds of activities that are taking place when it is clear that peaceful protest action is fruitful.”He said there “needed to be an understanding of the limits of legitimate political actions”.Earlier in the week‚ the Black Academic Caucus released a statement “strongly condemning” the disruption of the special Senate meeting‚ and said “those in attendance were subjected to humiliating‚ disrespectful‚ and unruly behaviour” and had “allowed those external to the university to participate in an aggressive disruption”.Former EFF MP Andile Mngxitama‚ however‚ took to Twitter to berate the BAC for their stance. He tweeted: “How can people who talk about decolonisation condemn black students fighting colonialism? The BAC needs political education”.Ramabina Mahape‚ who was Student Representative Council president at the time of the Rhodes Must Fall campaign‚ said‚ “I have taken a step back and therefore cannot influence how any students or others behave‚ which is regrettable for me‚ but I am relieved to just be focusing on my studies – it is a huge relief not to be SRC president anymore”...