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Student Protests Latest: DUT campuses closed until further notice

Student Protests Latest: DUT campuses closed until further notice DUT has closed its campuses until further notice following violent student protests after fake social media posts invited them to register. Durban University of Technology (DUT) has closed all of its campuses until further notice following student protests regarding registration the university announced on Wednesday. DUT senior director of corporate affairs, Alan Khan said the campuses had been closed after “a large number of people” invaded the Sports Centre on the Steve Biko campus in Durban on Tuesday.  This was after they had reacted to fake social media posts, inviting walk-ins to register at DUT. 

DUT chaos: 16 arrested, campuses closed and Covid-19 rules ignored as hoax triggers registration rush

The situation escalated on Wednesday, with protesters causing chaos along the main road outside the Steve Biko campus. “Overnight, a significant number of people continued to occupy the sports centre and refused the request to leave campus. Over the course of this morning [Wednesday], the situation escalated, with protesters milling around outside, hurling stones at buildings, damaging university property and barricading public roads,” he said. Khan added that there were “several attempts to invade more buildings on campus”. He said that despite all campuses closing, university functions and activities would continue. “This means that online registration for first-time entering students with firm offers will proceed as previously announced,” he said.

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