Students riot at Richards Bay college
Unruly students nabbed in chaotic campus unrest.
POLICE arrested 121 students at the uMfolozi TVET College Richtek campus in Richards Bay this morning after students went on the rampage torching refuse bins and destroying property.
Those arrested, of which 13 are males were taken to the Richards Bay Police Station and charged with public violence.
Police poured in by the number to restore calm as irate students protested about their pending National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) allowances.
The campus has been subsequently closed for the rest of the week until management meets with parents. The meetings have been scheduled for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Students have been warned that they are not allowed to attend the meetings unless they are accompanied by their parents.
READ more in the ZO Weekend Edition, out TOMORROW.
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