WATCH: Police ‘open fire’ on Rhodes University students
Protests on campus Hundreds of students shut down academic activities at the university this week over a new debt recovery plan, which student leaders claim will punish those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The university has reportedly accumulated a total debt of R853 million since September 2026 and earlier this month told self-funded undergraduate students that they will need to settle at least 50% of their outstanding debt before they can register for next year.
Police allegedly opened fire on protesters at the Rhodes University campus in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, on Friday.
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