Rhodes fees protesers in violent standoff with cops
25 October 2016 - 19:54
Fees protests continued at Rhodes University on Tuesday with students engaged in a day-long standoff with police who fired rubber bullets and teargas to disperse protesters. Chaos erupted as a student leader was arrested while trying to stop students from pelting the police with rocks. Police have since barricaded the university.Protesters have said it cannot be business as usual. This comes after the university said it plans to forge ahead with the exams.- TMG Digital/DispatchLIVE ..
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