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Extreme hatred of whites: UCT student

A University of Cape Town (UCT) student, who herself did not have place in a residence at the institution when she first arrived, says there is an extreme hatred of whites among those who are protesting the housing shortage. The student, who did not want to be named, said she[…]

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UCT gets interdict against 16 students

The University of Cape Town has got a court interdict against 16 students, including Eskom CEO Brian Molefe’s son, following violent campus protests. The university approached the Cape Town High Court on Wednesday after busts were damaged, and paintings, a Jammie shuttle bus and a bakkie were set alight. Vice[…]

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Brian Molefe’s son among RMF arrests

Eskom CEO Brian Molefe’s son was one of the students who appeared at Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning in connection with the protest chaos at the University of Cape Town on Tuesday. The students were protesting against a housing shortage at UCT which the Rhodes Must Fall group believes[…]

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RMF losing legitimacy: student

“Rhodes Must Fall protesters have lost legitimacy for their cause, in the eyes of their fellow students.” This was the opinion of one University of Cape Town student, following a night of mayhem which saw students vandalizing university property and riot police firing stun grenades. Speaking to VOC on Wednesday[…]

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UCT to lay criminal charges against protesting students

A number of University of Cape Town (UCT) students are facing criminal charges and a suspension from the institution, UCT management said. “We are in the process of obtaining an interdict and will bring criminal charges against those involved. We have taken the step to suspend eight students. We are[…]

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Angry UCT students set artworks alight

UCT students, frustrated with the housing crisis and other challenges, set paintings and a plaque from the Smuts Hall residence alight at the foot of Jameson stairs on Tuesday. Earlier, students raided the dining hall at Fuller residence, and stripped the hall of its decor and paintings. The paintings were[…]

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Jan Smuts just like Rhodes, say UCT students

A small group of protesting University of Cape Town students spray painted the busts of General Jan Smuts and Maria Emmeline Barnard Fuller red on Monday, saying they did not want to see the painful symbols of white colonial repression. Earlier on Monday, they had erected a green and silver[…]

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UCT students deface icons of ‘colonial repression’

Earlier in the day, a group of 30 students erected a corrugated iron shack on campus, complete with portaloo, in protest over a shortage of student accommodation. The area was cordoned off with red and white danger tape, with handmade signs warning, “Beware of Monkeys” and “This is the state[…]

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UCT creates conciousness of serial rapist ahead of Sax Appeal

With hundreds of first-year UCT students participating in RAG O-Week’s Sax Appeal, the university’s management has advised students to be cautious. The university says its prioritizing the safety of its students by increasing security and consciousness on campus, says the head of communications Elijah Mohalola. UCT management has placed a[…]

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Safety fears mount after new UCT attack

A 22-year-old University of Cape Town student was held up at gunpoint near the medical campus on Monday in the latest in a string of attacks which has rocked the student community and surrounding areas in recent weeks. Sebastian Scheidereiter said he felt lucky to be alive after two men[…]

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