Students at the University of Zululand (Unizulu) main campus in Ongoye, northern KwaZulu-Natal, have taken their fight to the street, torching a police vehicle on Monday.
“The situation is bad. Protesting students burnt a police van. We are trying to locate the members who were in the vehicle. Students are throwing stones at cars and people. S
tudents have petrol bombs and are waiting on the side of the road for any police vehicle deployed to the area.” Unizulu spokesperson Gcina Nhelko said students embarked on violent protests on Sunday night which spilt over into Monday morning. “There was a lot of activity last night . Containers and vendor areas on the campus were burnt. We are monitoring the situation.” She said student protests were centred on the release of“Most of the concerns are around NSFAS issues pertaining to various allowances, as well as the interpretations of what they should be receiving.”“The university gets responses from NSFAS about students who can be funded, and once funds are depleted, nothing can be allocated.
Unizulu student representatives council administrator Bongumusa Makhoba could not be reached for comment.
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