Walter Sisulu University closes campuses amid rampant violence

Walter Sisulu University (WSU) shut three of its four campuses on Thursday for safety reasons amid violence between security guards, students and the police. Violence spilt onto the N2 outside Butterworth when hundreds of WSU Ibika students set up a blockade and police opened fire with rubber bullets‚ while students threw rocks at the police before scattering.

The main issue for students is a shortage of decent accommodation‚ which has led to overcrowded student rooms. Tukwayo said WSU did not have the money to repair residences.The university has been thrust into chaos and violence this week‚ starting with a shoot-out and infighting among security guards, in which a student and three guards were injured; the torching and damaging of vehicles; as well as street being blockaded in East London on Wednesday night.

The closure of these campuses has affected lots of student as some had borrow to travel back home because their homes are far.I so wish there will be resolutions implemented soon ,so that students can go back to school and study, I also feel for students who are doing semester modules as they are loosing so much time to study as their examinations are going to be written in June.

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