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Angry students disrupt lectures and blockaded the main entrance to the Westville campus by burning furniture and debris over registrations

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The student representatives council (SCR) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is expected to meet the institution’s vice-chancellor on Friday.

This follows disruptions at the university’s Westville campus on Wednesday. Angry students disrupted lectures and blockaded the main entrance to the university by burning furniture and debris.

The executive director for corporate relations at UKZN, Ashton Bodrick, confirmed that the university remained open and that academic programmes would continue as scheduled, despite further protests by students on Thursday.

“Some students on the Westville campus continued with their protest action this morning. We have received reports that some lectures were disrupted. The executive management committee (EMC) has given due consideration to the matters raised by the students and is engaging the SRC leadership on a way forward.”

UKZN SRC president Sanele Hlongwa told TimesLIVE th
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Angry students disrupt lectures and blockaded the main entrance to the Westville campus by burning furniture and debris over registrations

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Angry students disrupt lectures and blockaded the main entrance to the Westville c university by burning furniture and debris over registrations

The student representatives council (SCR) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is expected to meet the institution’s vice-chancellor on Friday. This follows disruptions at the university’s Westville campus on Wednesday. Angry students disrupted lectures and blockaded the main entrance to the university by burning furniture and debris. The executive director for corporate relations at UKZN,..
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Illegal protest by eThekwini municipal workers who downed tools, caused R3.5m damage in municipal infrastructure

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Illegal protest by eThekwini municipal workers caused R3.5m damage in municipal infrastructure

The total cost of damage to infrastructure as a result of the illegal protest by eThekwini municipal workers exceeds R3.5m, KwaZulu-Natal premier Willies Mchunu has revealed. Mchunu was addressing journalists at the department of co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) offices in Mayville, Durban. “The cost of the damage to date is over R3.5m for..
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Dissatisfied waste removal workers bring Durban CBD to a halt by obstructing streets with waste

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Dissatisfied municipal workers bring Durban CBD to a halt by obstructing streets with waste

Durban’s central business area was brought to a halt when Durban Waste Removal Agency workers blocked the streets with solid waste. Waste trucks full of garbage were used to dump into the streets. The action is in protest against raising old MK members salaries in the department. MK members ‘salaries are apparently increased from R9,000..
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All five campuses of the Durban University of Technology’s academic programs have been “temporarily” suspended after ongoing student protests

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All five campuses of the Durban University of Technology's academic programs have been "temporarily" suspended after ongoing student protests

Lectures at all five campuses of the Durban University of Technology’s academic programs have been “temporarily” suspended due to ongoing student protests. Opinion polls believe it is time for government to include higher education institutions that are unproductive and destructive. Meanwhile, seven students have been arrested at the Mongosuthu University of Technology in Durban for..
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University of Natal in Serious Crisis – students are setting vehicles on fire and destroying infrastructure built up by the former government – all classes are suspended until further notice

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University of Natal in Serious Crisis - students are setting vehicles on fire and destroying infrastructure built up by the former government - all classes are suspended until further notice

All classes at the University of Natal were suspended until further notice the many protest actions of students. A vehicle was set on fire during the protest and peaceful lecturers and learners felt unsafe on campus. Academic activities have been characterized by ongoing violence, protests and property damage in recent years. On Monday, Wits University..
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N2 protest: Burning tyres and confusion brings Durban drivers to a halt

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N2 protest: Burning tyres and confusion brings Durban drivers to a halt

Durban drivers on the N2 were left stranded in a massive traffic backlog on Tuesday morning. Protesters blocked part of the busy highway with burning tyres just one day after rubbish was dumped in a similar area. The N2 Durban bound was the area in question on Tuesday morning. A similar incident also took place..
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Durban paaie onbegaanbaar agv protes aksies deur plakkers

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Durban paaie onbegaanbaar agv protes aksies deur plakkers

Polisie het motoriste aanbeveel om van alternatiewe roetes gebruik te maak siende dat Bellair Weg en Jan Smuts Hoofweg gesluit is weens protes deur plakkers.

Ongeveer 200 plakkers het paaie versper met bome en oudergewoonte brandende bande.
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Shallcross closed by protestors

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Durban- Motorists had to seek alternative routes after Link Road in Shallcross remained closed on Monday following violent protests by residents of the Bottlebrush Informal Settlement.

Superintendent Parboo Sewpersad, Durban Metro police spokesperson, said the situation was tense and for the safety of the public and motorists the road had to be closed
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Bheki Cele accompanies police management in KZN to Mooi River protest

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Police Minister Bheki Cele and senior management in KwaZulu-Natal have urgently travelled to Mooi River where protesters were causing havoc along the N3 highway on Monday morning.

Motorists had been advised to seek alternative routes as the N3, R622 and R103 had been affected by protesters who were looting and allegedly setting trucks on fire near the Mooi River toll plaza.
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