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NWU Potch has plans in place in case violence spills over from Mafikeng campus─── DANE BEISHEIM 08:54 Mon, 26 Oct 2015
Potchefstroom - The North-West University's (NWU) Potchefstroom campus has contingency plans in place in case the violence spills over from its Mafikeng campus, where students continue to protest.
NWU spokesperson, Johan van Zyl, says police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesting students at the Mafikeng campus. He says the students have started a new campaign under the hashtag #NWUCouncilMustFall.
They started burning tyres this morning and are blocking the entrance to the Mafikeng campus, which will remain closed today. It's been closed since last week Wednesday as a result of the nationwide #FeesMustFall campaign. Some 41 students were arrested on campus and later released on a warning.
Van Zyl says it is understood the protesting students are heading towards the university's Potchefstroom campus.
Dane Beisheim/OFM News
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