Students could not enter the Keizersgracht Street campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Arrests, Petrol Bombs at South African University Protests
Police have confirmed the arrests of 28 security guards at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). This comes after two student protesters were released on bail after being arrested for public violence. Protests at the Cape Town campus for CPUT saw demonstrators disrupt lectures and throw petrol bombs while police responded with stun grenades.
Protesters walk to Cape Town Station with the intention of travelling to the Bellville campus of Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Anthony Staak listens to protesting students and workers at CPUT’s Cape Town campus.
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11 September 2017
Classes Disrupted at Two CPUT Campuses
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