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Students protest: Stun grenades thrown by police

Disgruntled students protest over NSFAS funding.

March 23, 2023
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Students rushed towards a Middelburg Observer journalist, who was shooting a video of their protest.

Police threw stun grenades to disperse Nkangala TVET College students earlier today (Thursday).

The students staged a protest over the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) not paying their monthly allowances.

 

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Middelburg Nkangala TVET College students rushing to threaten a journalist who was shooting a video of their demonstration.

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Quarterly tests were suspended due to the protests.

The students protested from their main campus on Brug Street to the Skills campus on Meyer Street.

 

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Police dispersing protesting Nkangala TVET College students during a protest in Middelburg Mpumalanga on 23 March 2023.

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During their demonstration, the students threatened a Middelburg Observer journalist, demanding the journalist delete the video she was filming.

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March 23, 2023
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Sjani Campher

Sjani has been working as a community journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since 2018, during which she has been responsible for the content creation for both digital and print, as well as maintaining the publication's online platforms. She is a member of the Forum for Community Journalists, and focuses on fields including hard news, investigative reporting, human interest, columns and sports.
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