Thousands hold silent protest to keep UCT doors of learning open

Thousands of students and staff heeded a call to sit down for an hour and read in silence on the steps of the University of Cape Town (UCT) upper campus on Friday. Behind them was a banner stating “Keep the doors of learning open”. They have one demand: that UCT should be open on Monday 3 October. A few minutes after the silent protest began‚ a group of about 100 #FeesMustFall protesters‚ who earlier had been protesting outside the university administration offices‚ marched up the steps and sto...