'It's still dark and there's a lot of smoke' - protesters set buildings ablaze at UJ: Reports
Fees Must Fall protesters have reportedly set buildings on fire at the University of Johannesburg's Bunting Road campus. According to reports coming in from the campus two buildings were torched by protesters on Thursday afternoon. "University of Johannesburg Bunting road campus on fire.. 3 lecture halls are burning.. Kubi #UJOnFire #UJ‚" posted Twitter user Majavu Thabiso. University of Johannesburg Bunting road campus on fire.. 3 lecture halls are burning.. Kubi #UJOnFire#UJ — Comrade Bae (@MajavuThabiso) 29 September 2016UJ"Suspects were found at UJ APB Library‚" added Mwenya Chitambala. Suspects were found at UJ APB Library pic.twitter.com/ORBnjWTPfA — Mwenya Chitambala (@LegitThisIs_ME) 29 September 2016UJRumana Akoob tweeted: "Reports of suspects believed to have set lecture halls alight Inside Library at Bunting Road campus. #UJ." Resprts of suppects believed to have set lecture halls alight I nside Library at Bunting Road campus. #UJpic.twitter.com/A4jEknG8Pn — Rumana Akoob (@RumanaAkoob) 29 September 2016UJTwitter user AB Dacosta said lecture rooms B Red 21 & 22 were set alight at #UJ Bunting road campus. "It's still dark and there's a lot of smoke" Breaking: Lecture rooms B Red 21 & 22 set alight at #UJ Bunting road campus. It's still dark and there's a lot of smoke. pic.twitter.com/VKc8c3Fb8E — AB Dacosta (@AB_Broadcaster) 29 September 2016UJTemba Mhike said one of the buildings torched was at auditorium. "UJBanting auditorium on fire. #UJ #FeesMustFall #Fees2017" #UJBanting auditorium on fire. #UJ#FeesMustFall#Fees2017 — temba mhike (@tembamnose) September 29, 2016UJProtests still on #UJBanting,group of 50+ students going around campus #FeesMustFall#Fees2017@News24pic.twitter.com/qWOyc8jcgy— temba mhike (@tembamnose) September 28, 2016UJViolent protests spread in universities across the country following an announcement by Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande that university fees for 2017 will increase at a rate set by individual universities...
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