Fresh student protests over tuition fees hit the University of Pretoria at the weekend and continued on Monday.
Police on the scene took control by mid-morning and dispersed the protesters by using teargas.
Fewer than 100 students took part in the protests that erupted on Sunday.
On Monday morning, they set a guardroom on fire at the Hatfield campus of the university.
Security officers broke the window of a car next to fire to move it to safety.
Motorists were urged to use alternative routes as protesters had barricaded roads leading to the university.
The morning saw students moving to University Road and Prospect and Festival streets to protest against fee increments.
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Spokesperson for the security firm High Risk, Arthur Crewe, said: “The main roads leading to the university have experienced major disruptions because the students have restarted with the protests this morning (Monday),” said
Crewe said no injuries were reported.
Police maintained a strong presence on campus.
The university was unavailable for comment.
A Rekord journalist on scene said campus security was turning away students not writing exams today.
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