Two UKZN lecturers almost got arrested

Nontando Mafanya

25 October 2016

Two University of KwaZulu-Natal lecturers almost found themselves behind bars on Monday after police swooped on a peaceful meeting at the Pietermaritzburg campus.

Five students, however, were not so fortunate and were all dragged into custody for violating the university’s high court interdict preventing mass gatherings on campus property.

The arrests caused widespread outrage in the student community, which later on Monday afternoon resulted in two attempted arson attacks at prominent buildings on the campus.

The meeting which saw about 50 students, university staff and community leaders gather on the Main campus lawns lasted all of 20 minutes before police brought it to a halt.