UCT‚ Stellenbosch students continue protest action

16 September 2016 - 14:13 By TMG Digital

A group of protesters are attempting to disrupt operations on the University of Cape Town campus‚ while at Stellenbosch‚ students occupying the library have been given notice to vacate the area or face sanction. The UCT libraries‚ including the 24/7 study area‚ were also closed until further notice midday on Friday.On the UCT campus‚ protesters are demanding a halt to disciplinary action against students implicated in violent protest‚ while at Stellenbosch‚ a group of students have been staging a sit-in at the institution’s JS Gericke Library to demand free tuition.Tweeting about the UCT protest‚ @KhumbulaniJali commented: "Who thinks they can come to lectures? You don't take us serious #FeesMustFall #BringBackOurCadres".Who thinks they can come to lectures? You don't take us serious #FeesMustFall#BringBackOurCadrespic.twitter.com/9Jym2cJ9x6 — SQ (@KhumbulaniJali) September 16, 2016cad"Occupation of SRC office now! #UCTshutdown #BringBackOurCadres‚" Lindsay Maasdorp said.Occupation of SRC office now! #UCTshutdown#BringBackOurCadres#FeesMustFall@FeesMustFallWCpic.twitter.com/wVtQktQYzW — #UMHLABANOW (@LindsayMaasdorp) September 16, 20162At Stellenbosch‚ @FeesMustFallWC posted a copy of a letter they had been served to vacate the library and claimed‚ "We are under attack‚ forcefully removed here at SU. They almost crushed a person closing a door #SFMFDefiance".#SFMFDefiance There is the letter pic.twitter.com/lSWqwWoqCp— Kamva Somdyala (@kamva_somdyala) September 16, 20165BREAKING: We are under attack, forcefully removed here at SU. They almost crushed a person closing a door #SFMFDefiance — #FeesMustFall (@FeesMustFallWC) September 16, 20163They alleged that pepper spray had been used against them:#SFMFDefiance After the Pepper Spray hit pic.twitter.com/EAIKjSAquW — Kamva Somdyala (@kamva_somdyala) September 16, 20164 ..

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