At least three students are due to appear in court after being arrested yesterday by the Middelburg Police.

The students had a standoff with the police and allegedly threw stones at them. The police shot at them with rubber bullets.

The arrested students have been charged with public violence.

They are still demanding that NSFAS pay their accommodation fees directly to them rather than to landlords.

The large gathering of students at the magistrates’ court has now dispersed and is heading down Meyer Street towards Brug Street back to their campus.

Motorists are advised to proceed with caution.