Three cars torched in UKZN protest
Cases of malicious damage to property and public violence have been opened after three cars were torched and a building of the University of KwaZulu-Natal`s Westville campus was damaged during protest which started yesterday.
Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Jay Naicker said it is alleged three vehicles and a building were damaged and set alight by the suspects. No arrest has been made at this stage.
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“Public Order Police is at the scene monitoring the situation. No shooting occurred and no injuries have been reported at this stage,” he added.
The motive behind the protest which started last night until this morning, remains unknown, Highway Mail reported.
Early this month, protests erupted on three of the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s campuses with at least one person ended up in hospital and another arrested.
University spokesman Lesiba Seshoka said protests were staged at the university’s Westville and Edgewood campuses in Durban, as well as the Pietermaritzburg campus.
Police spokesman Colonel Jay Naicker said a case of public violence had been opened.
He said a 24-year-old student had been apprehended by the university’s security and was expected to appear in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court once he had been charged.
“SAPS, university risk management services and the public order policing are present and monitoring the situation on campus and continuing to disperse the protesters.
“We are unaware of the reasons for the protests as these students have not raised their concerns through the correct channels.”
He said meetings were being held with the Students’ Representative Council in a bid to resolve the situation.
– Caxton News Service
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