[Onthebarricades] Student and education protests, part 1 of 2

[Andy]

*  PHILIPPINES:  Police attack student protest at education summit; students 
oppose neoliberal "reforms"
*  FRANCE:  Shops trashed during high school protest; student oppose cuts
*  INDIA:  Bihar students "riot for right to cheat" (oppose cheating 
crackdown)
*  SOUTH AFRICA:  Revolt at Durban University over fees, students shut down 
campus, get shot by police
*  SOUTH AFRICA:  Protest and property damage at Tshwane University
*  SRI LANKA:  Students protesting for post-tsunami reconstruction block 
roads
*  NIGERIA:  University in Mubi closed after protests and unrest over new 
tests
*  UGANDA:  Student unrest at Makerere and Kyambogo in support of lecturers' 
strike
*  SWAZILAND:  Students battle police during protests over exams

http://wrongbee.blogspot.com/2008/02/police-brutality-at-education-summit.html

Saturday, February 02, 2008
police brutality at education summit protest
January 31, 2008
NEWS FLASH!*
Police violently disperse student protest vs. Palace-led educ summit
(photo courtesy of EPA. more photos here. view news footages here and here.)

Six students were illegally arrested while 23 others were injured after 
police forces brutally dispersed today's protest against what they called 
the 'anti-student education summit.'

Joanna Rose Adenit and Emman Montado of the Philippine Normal University, 
Crimson Laglera of Anakbayan-Polytechnic University of the Philippines, 
Alvin Cerrano of the League of Filipino Students-PUP, Vic del Rosario from 
Caloocan and Arlo Cervantes of UP Diliman were among those arrested. A 
certain Ophie of Caloocan is still missing.

As of press time, they are said to have been brought to the Ospital ng 
Maynila. Meanwhile, their companions are holding an indignation rally in 
front of the Western Police District Main Headquartes to demand their 
immediate release.

Twenty-three students from UP, PUP, UE, Adamson, PNU and Lyceum also 
suffered injuries from the police's attacks.

Alliance of Concerned Teachers President Antonio Tinio acquired cuts and 
bruises on his arms while attempting to negotiate with WPD Chief Rosales.

Youth groups National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), College 
Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), ANAKBAYAN, League of Filipino 
Students and Kabataang Pinoy, along with teachers from ACT, staged a protest 
rally against the Malacanang-sponsored education summit which opened this 
morning at the Manila Hotel.

The students commenced with the protest just as Pres. Gloria Arroyo entered 
the hotel to deliver her keynote address.

The rallyists were immediately dispersed as they marched towards Manila 
Hotel without the benefit of negotiations.

>From Roxas Avenue, they were chased towards Luneta Park, a Freedom Park, 
where they were able to hold a short program. They were about to end the 
program when police troops arrived at the scene and attacked them again.

The rallyists criticized the non-inclusion of student and teacher 
representatives in the summit. They also protested against the government's 
general thrust of commercialization and privatization of education resulting 
in yearly budget cuts and a deregulated tuition policy.

"All we wanted was to voice out our issues and demands as primary 
stakeholders in the education sector. It was not at all our intention to 
disrupt the summit. All we wanted was to air our grievances because the 
government appears to have deliberately ignored our interests. Hindi na nga 
kami pinakinggan sinaktan pa kami," said NUSP President Alvin Peters.

"We are determined to file legal charges against our police attackers," said 
Peters.

The youth groups, however, remained unperturbed as they vowed to stage a 
bigger protest tomorrow, the last day of the summit. Students from Southern 
Tagalog are expected to join the protest.

They also said that they are preparing to come up with a critique of the 
recommendations of the education summit over the weekend. ###

*the students were released yesterday after more than 24 hours of detention. 
we will be filing charges of assault and violation of BP 880 against the 
perpetrators and their police commanders by next week. will update.

we were also able to hold another protest the next day at the same venue. 
this time, the police negotiated with us and allowed us to hold a short 
program. seems the police acquired more bruises from the flak and 
condemnation they received due to the violent dispersal and illegal arrests.

below was Anakbayan's statement presenting the reasons for the student 
protest:

Education not for sale
Youth group slams 'anti-student education summit'
Palace-led conference to worsen rising cost of education

Anakbayan along with other youth and student groups held a rally in front of 
the Manila Hotel as the Malacanang-led education summit opens today.

The youth groups summarized in three points the reason for their protest:

. The non-inclusion of the student sector in the summit.
. The blatant prioritization of interests of private sector groups, 
especially capitalist-educators, in the agenda and selected topics of 
discussion.
. The composition of the so-called Presidential Task Force on Education.

"Firstly, it is most hypocritical and in fact anti-youth and anti-student to 
hold an education summit without taking into consideration that youth and 
students are the primary stakeholders in the education sector. This sole 
point proves how the Arroyo administration deliberately overlooks and 
neglects youth and students' demands and interests," said Anakbayan 
chairperson Eleanor de Guzman.

De Guzman added, "The Arroyo administration is also unapologetic and 
continues to promote without remorse the privatization and commercialization 
of education in favor of big businesses, at the expense of students."

De Guzman said that the basic and most pertinent dilemma of the sector at 
present is the rising cost of education brought about by privatization and 
commercialization schemes.

"It is common knowledge that education has become more and more inaccessible 
to our youth because of yearly budget cuts and the general scheme of tuition 
deregulation wherein capitalist-educators are given free reign to increase 
tuition and other miscellaneous fees without any sanctions from government 
education agencies."

Lastly, de Guzman questioned the composition of the Presidential Task Force 
on Education, namely, CHED Head Romulo Neri as acting chair, DepEd Chair 
Jesli Lapus, the TESDA Chair, the Presidential Assistant for Education and 
five representatives from the private sector appointed by the President.

"These are all people close to the president and in tune with the 
government's anti-student policies. CHED chair Neri, for one, aside from his 
qualifications for the CHED chairmanship being questioned, has failed to 
address tuition regulation issues, consequently allowing for the average 10 
percent tuition increase in almost 100 schools for this academic year 
without consultation with students. Deped head Lapus, meanwhile, continues 
to champion the anomalous and controversial CyberEducation Project over the 
basic woes of classroom and textbook shortages."

"We do not have to wait for Pres. Arroyo's keynote address to conclude that 
this government's main thrust is to transform education as a commodity. It 
is geared not for nation-building or academic development but for the 
production of cheap labor through voc-tech courses and other outsourcing 
institutions that benefit not youth and students but big business and 
foreign interests. Thus the primary roles of the TESDA and the private 
sector in the summit."

"Education is not for sale. We declare the education summit a failure 
because it falls short of addressing the issues that have plagued the 
education sector for so long." ###
other related reports:
http://www.tribune.net.ph/metro/20080201met1.html
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20080131-115958/UPDATE-2-6-militants-nabbed-others-hurt-in-protest
http://bulatlat.com/2008/01/6-students-nabbed-teacher-hurt-rally-dispersal
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080201-116090/Education-summit-aims-to-fix-mess-in-RP-schools
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20080201-116217/6-arrested-activists-released-after-Manila-mayor-intervenes
http://www.tempo.com.ph/news.php?aid=36430
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/78974/Detained-students-released-to-press-counter-charges-vs-cops
http://philstar.com/index.php?Metro&p=49&type=2&sec=26&aid=20080201119
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/02/yehey/metro/20080202met7.html
Posted by adarna at 8:31 PM

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20080131-115958/UPDATE-2-6-militants-nabbed-others-hurt-in-protest

(UPDATE 2) 6 militants nabbed, others hurt in protest
By Tina Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 13:40:00 01/31/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Six youth activists were arrested and several others 
hurt after their protest rally against the education summit in Manila was 
dispersed by anti-riot policemen Thursday morning.
Arrested were Joanna Rose Adenit and Emman Montado of the Philippine Normal 
University, Crimson Laglera of Polytechnic University of the Philippines 
(Anakbayan), Alvin Cerrano of PUP-League of Filipino Students, Arlo 
Cervantes of University of the Philippines-Diliman, and Vic del Rosario from 
Caloocan.
They were taken to the General Assignment Section of the Manila Police 
District on United Nations Avenue for questioning.
Prior to the arrests, a group of 30 protesters managed to sneak past 
truncheon-wielding policemen and unfurled anti-government banners around 
10:30 a.m. at the corner of A. Bonifacio Drive, near the Manila Hotel where 
the education summit was being held.
Another group of 100 protesters were blocked by Manila policemen at the 
corner of Orosa and T.M. Kalaw Streets.
A confrontation between the activists and anti-rally policemen ensued, which 
led to a violent dispersal.
The demonstrators claimed that from A. Bonifacio Drive, policemen chased 
them toward Luneta Park where they held a short program. They said they were 
about to end the program when policemen arrived and attacked them again by 
hitting them with truncheons.
The injured protesters were brought to the Ospital ng Maynila, while the 
others went to MPD headquarters to demand the release of the arrested 
students.
According to Anakbayan, the protesters were dispersed as they marched 
towards the hotel "without the benefit of negotiations."
However, police said the protesters had no rally permit from the city 
government of Manila.
Among those who joined the rally were members of the National Union of 
Students of the Philippines (NUSP), College Editors Guild of the Philippines 
(CEGP), Anakbayan, League of Filipino Students, Kabataang Pinoy, and 
Alliance of Concerned Teachers.
The groups criticized the non-inclusion of student and teacher 
representatives in the summit, and the government's "general thrust of 
commercialization and privatization of education," which they said led to 
yearly budget cuts and deregulation of tuition fees.
They said they are planning to stage a larger protest Friday and expect 
students from Southern Tagalog to join them.
They also said that they are preparing to come up with a critique of the 
recommendations of the education summit over the weekend.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20080201-116217/6-arrested-activists-released-after-Manila-mayor-intervenes

6 arrested activists released after Manila mayor intervenes

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 17:04:00 02/01/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Six student activists arrested by Manila policemen 
during a protest Thursday against the education summit were released Friday 
afternoon after Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim intervened.
Student leader Alvin Peters said Lim negotiated with police to release 
Joanna Rose Adenit and Emman Montado of the Philippine Normal University, 
Crimson Laglera of Polytechnic University of the Philippines (Anakbayan), 
Alvin Cerrano of PUP-League of Filipino Students, Arlo Cervantes of 
University of the Philippines-Diliman, and Vic del Rosario from Caloocan.
"They were released for further investigation, no charges were filed," 
Peters said.

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/78974/Detained-students-released-to-press-counter-charges-vs-cops

Detained students released, to press counter-charges vs cops
02/01/2008 | 11:31 PM
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Six militant students arrested in a violent rally dispersal in Manila 
Thursday were released Friday afternoon, even as their colleagues plan to 
file charges against police.

The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) said that had the 
students not protested, the six would not have been released, and charges 
against them not dropped.

NUSP president Alvin Peters said the students were eventually released with 
all charges dropped pending further investigation. He voiced appreciation to 
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim for helping expedite their release.

"We are determined to file the necessary criminal and administrative charges 
against the police involved and their respective commanders," Peters said in 
a statement posted on the Kilusan Web site before midnight Friday.

" We want to teach the police a lesson. What happened yesterday should not 
happen to innocent youth and students again. We were treated worse than 
common criminals," he added.

Students from Southern Luzon also participated in the student rally held 
earlier Friday at the Manila Hotel while students from Mindanao 
simultaneously held a Mindanao-wide walkout of classes.

The students were protesting the government-backed education summit attended 
by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

"We have every right to air our grievances regarding the worsening crisis in 
education especially since we were deliberately excluded from participating 
in the education summit. But instead of listening to us, all we got in 
return was brutal violence from the government," Peters said. - GMANews.TV

http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/02/yehey/metro/20080202met7.html

Protesting students released,
Sen. Roxas scores dispersal

Mayor Alfredo Lim of Manila on Friday personally ordered the release of the 
six student activists who were arrested on January 31 at the Luneta Park for 
staging a protest against the Malacañang-initated Education Summit held at 
the Manila Hotel.
Sen. Mar Roxas 2nd scored the dispersal and arrest of the students.
"The organizers of the Summit and the police must explain why this happened, 
and why these students and teachers were, as they were complaining, not 
included in the Summit," Roxas said.
>From the Manila fiscal's office, Lim personally gave the release order to 
Manila Police District Director Roberto Rosales for five of the six students 
namely, Joanna Rose Adenit and Emman Montado of Philippine Normal 
University, Crimson Laglera of Anakbayan-Polytechnic University of the 
Philippines, Arlo Cervantes of University of the Philippines-Diliman and Vic 
del Rosario from Caloocan City.
Police released Alvin Cerrano of the League of Filipino Students-PUP also on 
Friday because he was a minor.
Rosales told  The Manila Times that Lim should have called him instead of 
personally handing him the release order.
"He could have only called me, because he has the power to do that. We have 
filed two cases against the students, illegal assembly and disturbance of 
peace," he said. It was not disclosed if the said charges will be pressed 
against the students.
Twenty-three students participating in the rally, as well as Alliance of 
Concerned Teachers (ACT) President Antonio Tinio, were also injured during 
the dispersal.
The National Union of Students of the Philippines, College Editors Guild of 
the Philippines, Anakbayan, League of Filipino Students and Kabataang Pinoy, 
along with teachers from ACT, took part in the protest action.
They criticized the non-inclusion of student and teacher representatives in 
the summit, and protested against the government's thrust of commercializing 
and privatizing education.
-- Ruben D. Manahan 4th

http://bulatlat.com/2008/01/6-students-nabbed-teacher-hurt-rally-dispersal

POSTED BY BULATLAT
January 31, 2008 - 12:43pm
Six students were arrested while 24 others -- including a teacher -- were 
injured after police dispersed a rally against what a Malacañang-led 
education summit.
Joanna Rose Adenit and Emman Montado of the Philippine Normal University 
(PNU), Crimson Laglera of Anakbayan-Polytechnic University of the 
Philippines, Alvin Cerrano of the League of Filipino Students-PUP, Vic del 
Rosario from Caloocan and Arlo Cervantes of the University of the 
Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City were among those arrested. A 
certain Ophie of Caloocan is still missing.
They are reported to have been brought to the Ospital ng Maynila. Meanwhile, 
their companions held an indignation rally in front of the Western Police 
District Main Headquartes to demand their immediate release.
Twenty-three students from UP, PUP,University of the East( UE), Adamson 
University, PNU and the Lyceum of the Philippines also suffered injuries 
from the police's attacks.
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) President Antonio Tinio acquired cuts 
and bruises on his arms while attempting to negotiate with WPD Chief 
Rosales.
Youth groups National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), College 
Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), Anakbayan, LFS and Kabataang Pinoy, 
along with teachers from ACT, staged a protest rally against the 
Malacanang-sponsored education summit which opened this morning at the 
Manila Hotel.
The ralliers began their program just as President Gloria Arroyo entered the 
hotel to deliver her keynote address.
The rallyists were immediately dispersed as they marched toward Manila 
Hotel, before any negotiation could take place.
>From Roxas Avenue, they were chased towards Rizal Park where they were able 
to hold a short program. They were about to end the program when police 
arrived at the scene and attacked them again.
The rallyists criticized the non-inclusion of student and teacher 
representatives in the summit. They also protested against the government's 
general thrust of commercialization and privatization of education resulting 
in yearly budget cuts and a deregulated tuition policy.
"All we wanted was to voice out our issues and demands as primary 
stakeholders in the education sector," said NUSP President Alvin Peters. "It 
was not at all our intention to disrupt the summit. All we wanted was to air 
our grievances because the government appears to have deliberately ignored 
our interests.

"Hindi na nga kami pinakinggan, sinaktan pa kami" (They didn't listen to us 
and they even hurt us).
"We are determined to file legal charges against our police attackers," said 
Peters.
The youth groups, however, remained unperturbed as they vowed to stage a 
bigger protest tomorrow, the last day of the summit. Students from Southern 
Tagalog are expected to join the protest.
They also said that they are preparing to come up with a critique of the 
recommendations of the education summit over the weekend. Bulatlat

 http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010539042

Peaceful Protest Over Planned Teachers Job Cut Turned Violent In France
April 4, 2008 11:11 a.m. EST

Florida Padilla - AHN
Paris, France (AHN) - A peaceful demonstration participated by thousands of 
French students on Thursday, turned violent when a few hundred broke their 
line and attacked the store fronts along the march route.
Police then detained some of the high school protesters, who took to the 
streets in Paris to voice out their discontent over the government's plans 
to reduce teacher job in the country next year.
Violence erupted when protesters started throwing stones and bottles at 
police lines. Authorities however, responded with teargas and rounded up 
more teenage protesters.
Police authorities reported no injuries but confirmed that 13 of the 
protesters were detained.
Students who attended the peaceful march were estimated by the police at 
nearly 7,000. The peaceful march started at Luxembourg Garden.
This is the third protests by high school students over the plan of 
President Nicholas Sarkozy to cut down the educational positions by next 
school year. Police said the first protest was estimated by about 2,000 and 
the second, by 4,500.
Students oppose Sarkozy's plans to cut secondary teaching jobs estimated 
nearly 11,000. Nearly 9,000 of the projected figure come from the state 
schools.
The government has argued that the reduction plan was due to the decrease in 
number of high school students enrolled in school, estimated at 150,000 in 
the last three years

http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=India&month=February2008&file=World_News2008020305042.xml

Students riot for right to cheat
Web posted at: 2/3/2008 0:50:42
Source ::: IANS
patna . Hundreds of law students in Bihar boycotted exams and went on a 
rampage yesterday after they were not allowed to carry books and mobile 
phones inside the examination centre.
Official sources confirmed that students appearing for LLB part III 
examinations at Jagjivan Ram College in Gaya, T.P.S. College in Patna and 
Sher Shah College in Sasaram went on a rampage and boycotted the exams.
"After the local administration, including police officials deployed at the 
examination centre, did not allow the examinees to carry books, exercise 
books and mobile phones into the exam hall, the students turned violent, 
shouted slogans and boycotted the exam," a senior official of the home 
department said over telephone yesterday.
Bihar Education Minister Brishen Patel said that the government would not 
allow the students to cheat in the exams.
"It is a firm decision of the state government not to allow unfair means in 
examinations," Patel said.
The protesting students justified their action by saying that not a single 
class had been held during the whole year.
In Sasaram, students boycotted the exam for the second consecutive day.
Students there had turned violent on Friday and some shots were also fired 
in the air by the mob to terrorise the college staff.
Later the mob set ablaze the office and classrooms in the college.
In Bihar, cheating in academic examinations is rampant and action by 
authorities to stop this practice has often led to violent protests.

http://www.tios.co.za/?fSectionId=1015&fArticleId=vn20080130120510658C914837

'SRC riot' halt registration at DUT
30 January 2008, 20:35
By Amelia Naidoo

Crime has reared its head again at the Durban University of Technology, but 
this time Student Representative Council (SRC) members were responsible for 
wanton destruction on two campuses on Tuesday.

This resulted in registrations being halted on all campuses. Registrations 
will, however, continue on Wednesday, university officials said.

According to DUT spokesperson Nomonde Mbadi, SRC members on Tuesday damaged 
property at two registration venues.

Since the beginning of the week, the SRC-led students were disrupting the 
registration process without damage to property and injury to people, but 
this changed on Tuesday. The university requested extra security to prevent 
further damage.

"It was so frustrating to wait for hours to register at the Fred Crookes 
Sports Hall only to be told to go home after students started toyi-toying," 
said a retail management student on Tuesday.

The university's management last week received a memorandum from the SRC, 
which they responded to, however the student body submitted a second 
document to vice chancellor Professor Roy du Pre on Tuesday.

"Management is in a meeting now to address the SRC's memo. The main issue 
surrounds outstanding fees," Mbadi said.

In addition to this, the SRC has disputed high registration fees, poor 
accommodation facilities and poor campus security, which was not addressed 
adequately in 2007 said spokesperson Mthunzi Gumede.

In an earlier report, SRC president Mandla Shange said one of their biggest 
gripes was that hundreds of students could not register because of a 
shortfall, on the DUT's part, of their fees.

The DUT was apparently supposed to pay R19-million to cover a shortfall for 
financial aid students and it had not, he said. - Daily News Reporter

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=105&art_id=nw20080201164348210C264399

Protest erupts at Durban Tech

    February 01 2008 at 05:35PM

More than 200 students at Durban's University of Technology (DUT) protested 
over registration fees at the institution's Steve Biko campus on Friday.

Police said the protests at the institution started around 10am and that the 
situation at DUT's Steve Biko Campus was "very tense".

There were claims that police had used rubber bullets to disperse students 
in the early afternoon.

There were no reports of protests from other DUT campuses and by late 
afternoon the students had dispersed.

Protests were expected to resume on Monday morning outside the offices of 
vice chancellor and principal.

Students, led by the DUT's Student Representative Council, are demanding 
student debt be rolled over for students, especially those receiving 
financial assistance.

A memorandum issued by the SRC on Tuesday accused the university of not 
properly applying a means test for needy students.

The SRC is demanding that the entire debt of all students who joined DUT in 
2007 and received financial aid be rolled over.

On Monday, the university said in a memorandum that total student debt at 
DUT was R175-million - and R72-million of that was from the 2007 academic 
year alone.

Protests on Monday brought registration at the Steve Biko campus's Sports 
Centre to a halt and the financial aid offices on the same campus were 
forced to close after students marched from the management buildings.

The SRC is also demanding that DUT does not increase accommodation fees. 
However, according to the DUT management, the SRC participated in the 
council meeting approving the increase in accommodation fees.

The SRC has complained about poor accommodation facilities and insufficient 
campus security as well as poor transport services between the various 
residences and campuses.

On Wednesday evening the institution's management obtained an interdict 
against the SRC ordering that the SRC members do not organise protests on 
campus or disrupt registration at the institution.

A DUT statement issued on Friday said the SRC memorandum was very similar to 
the students' original demands and the "concessions it has (already) offered 
to students with outstanding fees is fair and reasonable in the 
circumstances".

Last week SRC president Mandla Shange threatened to shut down the entire 
registration process at all the institution's campuses. - Sapa

http://www.observer.org.sz/main.php?id=42046&section=main

Swazi student shot in SA riot
By Sisho Magagula
A Swazi student, Sindi Thwala, studying at the Technikon of Mangosuthu 
University was last Wednesday morning shot in the left thigh during a clash 
between rioting students and police.
Sindi is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in South 
Africa.
There is currently turmoil at the university as students have boycotted 
classes in protest of, among other thins, high tuition fees, and shortage of 
accounting lecturers.

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20080205062254328C233834

DUT doors close as students riot

    Latoya Newman
    February 05 2008 at 07:38AM

The Durban University of Technology has been closed for the rest of this 
week after students rampaged through the institution's campuses, breaking 
windows and damaging other property.

During the incident, which lasted for about three hours, a crowd of about 
200 students threw bricks and bottles at police officers and security 
guards.

Mercury photographer Terry Haywood was chased off one of the campuses and 
struck on the back with a blunt object while trying to photograph part of 
the crowd. Six students came to his aid and shielded him.

On arrival at the university's Steve Biko campus journalists were met with 
the sound of shots being fired as a private security team hired by the 
institution and a crowd of protesters clashed.

Pepper spray bullets were fired to ward off students who were throwing 
stones, bricks and bottles. Both sides claim they were "attacked" first.

Initially about 30 police officers were called to help with crowd 
management. But within an hour the situation worsened and dozens more SAPS 
and metro police officers were called in.

Windows were smashed and some cars were also hit by bricks as the crowd 
moved from the Steve Biko campus to the Ritson Road campus. Eventually 
officers used stun grenades and rubber bullets to subdue the protesters.

Students have been protesting for about two weeks over registration fees, 
poor accommodation facilities and insufficient campus security, among other 
complaints.

Most of those protesting yesterday wanted their student debt to be written 
off. One student, who refused to be named, said: "I am 18 years old. I have 
R3 650 outstanding on my fees and because I can't afford to pay that they 
have not given me my results and I cannot register for my second year. I was 
promised 100 percent cover for my government student loan and because they 
never keep their promise I must suffer. Where must I get that kind of money 
from? Now my future is on hold."

'He was struck by a blunt object'
Another protester said in the past students could pay off state loans once 
they started working, but they had now been told that they needed to pay off 
the interest while they studied.

"The students are very angry. This is not over. We will close this 
institution down if we need to," said the student.

Student representative council spokesperson Mthunzi Gumede said the student 
body was not involved in the protests because of an interdict secured by the 
university management.

"Because of the interdict we are not allowed to be among the crowd to 
control them, because then we will be accused of inciting violence. So we 
are not on campus and we are keeping away from the masses.

"But the student representative council wants these matters to be resolved 
peacefully. But how does management expect these students to react when they 
say they cannot roll over outstanding fees, but they use the budget to hire 
Combat Security who then shoot at students?" he said.

Police Inspector Michael Read said three units responded to the incident and 
one officer was injured.

"He was struck by a blunt object and sustained minor injuries. We will send 
officers back tomorrow to monitor the situation," he said.

Metro Police spokesperson Thozamile Tyala said that one person had been 
arrested. University spokesman Nomonde Mbadi said the university was closed 
until Monday.

"Staff and students have been requested to go home. Staff are expected to 
return to work on Wednesday and students are expected to return on Monday," 
she said.

Education department spokesman Lunga Ngqengelele said the department was 
monitoring the situation.

"If we are asked to intervene then we will," he said.

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=nw20080220180334539C948489

Students held after TUT protest
    February 20 2008 at 06:11PM

About 10 students from the Tshwane University of Technology were arrested on 
Wednesday following a protest which turned violent, said Pretoria police.

Captain Dumisani Ndlazi said the 10, who were part of a protesting group, 
were arrested at the university's main campus in Pretoria West.

"They were arrested after they destroyed university property," said Ndlazi.

He said that police had to fire rubber bullets at the protesting group who 
demanded a response from the institution following a memorandum of 
grievances handed over to it.

'They were arrested after they destroyed university property'
The students were protesting over hike fees and academic exclusion.

"They will face charges of malicious damage to property," said Ndlazi.

University vice-chancellor and principal, Professor Errol Tyobeka said he 
was shocked at what had happened. He said it was unclear as to why the 
protest turned violent since council was already committed to providing a 
response to the memorandum submitted to the university on Monday.

"The university regrets the inconvenience this protest action is causing to 
students, their parents and staff... We are still hopeful that we will 
resolve the issues as a matter of urgency, since broad-based agreement on 
most issues already exists," he said.

University spokesperson Willa de Ruyter said the protest started around 
10.30am and the protesters dispersed around 2.30pm. She said the protesters 
broke windows and intimidated residential students.

Earlier on Wednesday student leaders met with senior officials of the 
education department.

"I do not know the outcome of the meeting as it was a closed meeting," said 
de Ruyter.

The SA Union of Students which represents most Student Representative 
Councils of universities in South Africa, confirmed that it attended the 
meeting.

Secretary general of the union Mbulelo Mandlana said: "We attended the 
meeting called by the department. The meeting was called so as the 
department could get a clear understanding about what students are upset 
about."

Tyobeka called on students to refrain from violence.

The university would remain closed. - Sapa

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Riot in school: Principal summoned to court

By Sajeews Wijeweera   and D.G.Sugathapala
A Galle school principal was yesterday summoned to appear in Court next 
Monday after a group of students staged a protest campaign demanding the 
immediate reconstruction of the school which was destroyed in the tsunami 
disaster.
Following a report submitted to Courts by the police, Galle Chief Magistrate 
Chamara Tennakoon ordered that the principal of Gintota Maha Vidyalaya 
appear before him on Monday.
The protesting students on Wednesday obstructed traffic by burning tyres on 
the Galle - Colombo main road.
Meanwhile, a police anti- riot squad was stationed yesterday in close 
proximity to the school to prevent any unruly incidents.
Last Thursday's talks between UNICEF representatives and the students aimed 
at resolving the issue also collapsed after the students refused to accept 
proposals put forward by the UNICEF.

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Adamawa varsity shut over students' riot
. Tuesday, Feb 5, 2008
The Adamawa State University, Mubi, has been closed down, following a 
rampage by newly-admitted students over post-JAMB screening.
The spokesman of the University, Mr Ahmed Sajo, told newsmen, Saturday in 
Mubi, that the students on Thursday morning held a meeting, where they 
resolved to resist any attempt to screen their certificates.
Sajo said that the violent protest was against plans by the institution to 
subject them to post-JAMB test, adding they destroyed the institution's 
property, including vehicles.
He however, denied that the faculty of public administration building was 
torched by the irate students.
Sojo said that the rioters attempted to set ablaze the office of the dean of 
the Faculty of Social Sciences but that they did not succeed.
The spokesman confirmed that three vehicles were destroyed by the students, 
who he said, were supported by some hoodlums out to loot.
He said that the police moved in quickly at the invitation of the university's 
authorities to stop further destruction of public property.
He confirmed that a security guard was injured in the riot and said it was 
sad that those who embarked on the protest were prospective students, who 
were yet to matriculate.
"They are yet to be matriculated and we wanted to screen them as some of 
their results are doubtful" he said.
"It is the post-JAMB test being carried out by various universities across 
the country that they wanted to be exempted from" he said.
"Following this development, the senate called an emergency meeting and it 
decided that the school should be closed down indefinitely", he said.

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Uganda: Police Quells Makerere Students Riot

New Vision (Kampala)
15 February 2008
Posted to the web 18 February 2008
Kampala
ANTI-RIOT Police, backed by regular Police, yesterday morning moved in fast 
to contain a demonstration organised by Makerere University students. A 
group of students, mainly from Lumumba and Nkrumah halls, had by as early as 
2:00am mobilised their colleagues to protest what they called the 'sabotage 
of their education' by the university.
The students want the demands of their lecturers, who are on strike over 
pension money and teaching materials, to be addressed so that they can 
resume teaching.

"All we want is to study because we pay tuition. We are losing precious 
time. The lecturers should be paid. Where does the university put all the 
money we pay?" a law student asked.
Shouting at the top of their voices, students chanted "We go, we go, we go", 
as they barricaded a roads within the university.
They also lit logs and bonfires near Nkrumah, Mitchell and Lumumba halls and 
overturned a telephone booth near the main library.
The Police moved in at around 4:00am after they were tipped off that some 
students were planning to torch a parked car and telephone booths on the 
campus. They removed the barricades.
They then sealed off all the gates to the university. Anti-riot Police, 
equipped with water canons and teargas, were seen patrolling the university 
until around 10.00am when the students dispersed.
"We deployed early to thwart any chaos. We did not want to be taken by 
surprise like with the Kisekka Market riot," said the Inspector General of 
Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, in an interview with The New Vision. He 
noted that they also deployed to protect the businesses around Makerere.
The University Guild president, Susan Abbo, said that those staging the 
protest were basically students from Nkrumah Hall.
"The problem was that we had not communicated to students what we had 
resolved in the meeting we had on Thursday. Early next week, the university 
will hopefully open. It was a big mistake to attempt to demonstrate," she 
observed. She warned that if students continued their protest, they would be 
sent home.
However, the University Council was expected to sit on Friday evening to 
consider closing the university after lecturers maintained that they would 
not call off the strike.
The Council Chairman, Matthew Rukikaire, said they were considering 
disciplinary action against the lecturers for breaching the agreement.
In a meeting on Thursday night, it was resolved that the lecturers would 
resume teaching as their grievances were being addressed. But the lecturers 
demand that the agreement be put in writing before they call off the strike.
The lecturers' association, MUASA, condemned the protest action by the 
students. "Students are spoiling what we are creating. It is very sad that 
students are interfering with the progress that we have tried to establish," 
said MUASA chairperson, Augustus Nuwagaba.
The over 2,500 lecturers are striking over what they describe as failure by 
the university management to provide teaching materials, as well as the 
diversion of their pension money towards paying salaries. They are also 
protesting what they call the university's weak management system which they 
want to be changed.
Issues at Makerere University
On January 28, 2008 the lecturers held a general assembly and passed a 
resolution that they would not start teaching if the university did not 
provide teaching materials, including paper, chemicals, internet services 
and money for field work.
On February 4, two days after the university had officially opened, the 
lecturers decided that they would go on strike. They accused the university 
administration of mismanaging their pension funds by using some of the money 
to pay their salaries.

In a letter to the University Council, the lecturers observed that the state 
of teaching at Makerere University had reached unbearable levels with no 
teaching materials and aids and deteriorating teacher-student ratio. They 
also complained that fieldwork and practicals had nearly disappeared from 
the curriculum.
In addition, they protested the diversion of pension funds amounting to 
sh807m to avoid a penalty of Uganda Revenue Authority. The university 
management proposed to refund this money by paying sh10m per month, which 
would make the repayment period last almost seven years.
The lecturers also complained that the Leadership Incentive Allowance for 
professors and associate professors was paid only up to April 2007 and that 
the salary enhancement of sh1.6b had not been received.
Another complaint raised was that the 20% contribution to the Deposit 
Administrative Pension had not been paid to the Standard Chartered Bank 
account.
In addition, they demanded that the transfer of internally generated funds 
to the units be effected as agreed, namely 51% for day programmes, 59% for 
evening programmes and 75% for graduate programmes.
They also want the management to refund the balance for the Katanga plot and 
the sh100m trip to the US for the Uganda-North American Convention in 
September 2007.
On February 1, the University Secretary, Sam Akorimo, informed MUASA in 
writing that sh200m had been set aside for teaching materials.

He also promised that payment of arrears for teaching and non-teaching 
allowances up to December 2007, amounting to sh150m, would be made 
available. He further stated that sh120m had been identified for field work.
According to the latest demands, the lecturers want the management to be 
replaced before they resume teaching.
Compiled by Fortunate Ahimbisibwe

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Uganda: Kyambogo Students Riot

New Vision (Kampala)
5 March 2008
Posted to the web 6 March 2008
Conan Businge
Kampala
KYAMBOGO University students yesterday joined the lecturers' strike, 
throwing the second largest tertiary institution into chaos as armed Police 
fought for hours to contain the riot.
The strike began at dawn when the students blocked roads and pelted the 
Police with stones, injuring one.

Students argued that they were missing lectures, yet they had just paid 
their tuition.
Anti-riot Police, backed by water canon trucks, poured into the campus and 
unblocked the roads, which had been cut-off by the students.
In retaliation, the students stoned the constables who fought back with 
tear-gas, forcing the attackers to retreat to their halls of residence. 
Others vanished into the nearby trading centres of Banda, Ntinda and Nakawa.
The lecturers could not hold a general assembly for lack of quorum as only 
53 of the 439 members turned up.
The strike started on Tuesday when the lecturers protested over the 
reduction of their pay on the recommendation of the finance ministry. The 
ministry and the Auditor General had argued that the lecturers should not be 
paid according to their qualifications but rather by scale.
Yesterday, the lecturers met the university management but failed to resolve 
the matter. But another meeting on Tuesday gave a committee 10 days to 
report on the lecturers' grievances and find solutions.
"We also agreed that after approval of a new salary structure, staff will be 
put on appropriate salary scales and enhancements for 2007/08 be paid," said 
vice-chancellor Dr. Mpandey Basiima
Basiima appealed to the lecturers to call off the strike as they wait for 
the committee's report.

Some lecturers protested his comment. "The salary structures for all public 
universities are already stated. Is Kyambogo not a public university," asked 
Sr. Dr. Maria Kaahwa from the education faculty.
"They make us suffer. I feel like crying because we are being mistreated. I 
have been here for seven years and the continued promises have been our 
daily, though unfulfilled, consolations. Management is just buying time."
Alexander Isiko of the religious studies department said management's 
biggest problem was "refusing to understand."

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UNISWA calm after 'riot' storm
By Fanyana Mabuza
Although all seemed quiet on the UNISWA front by yesterday afternoon, there 
was also a thick feeling of tension that cut through the air, as police and 
students nonchalantly brushed shoulders while casting accusatory glances at 
each other.
Both sides attended to their businesses, as if all was well, downplaying a 
minor fracas that had ensued in the mid-morning. It would seem that 
examinations will go ahead full blast next Monday, as UNISWA cleaning staff 
were seen rubbing and scrubbing the marquee floors, where the examinations 
are to be held.
All the examination halls sported recently erected razor wire fence, as a 
precautionary safety measures.
Police were present everywhere with their weapons slung on their shoulders, 
while they had their meals out of Styrofoam take-away dishes.
The students were allowed inside, while others milled purposelessly about at 
the main gate. One could have been fooled into denying that there was a 
major riot just the previous night which left a number of students 
hospitalised after colliding with the uncompromising police.
The riot left a number of students nursing wounds and hospitalised, while 
one student, not from the college, was shot, allegedly by the police and he 
was rushed to the Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital, and later to the Manzini 
Clinic.
It could not be ascertained whether he has been discharged or not by 
yesterday, after the bullet had lodged itself on his abdomen.
Sources at the campus yesterday confirmed that there was again, a minor 
skirmish near the main gate as uncompromising police broke up mini-meetings 
between the students. This was as per a ruling by the University authorities 
that students meetings were banned for the duration of the examinations. Eye 
witnesses stated that at one stage, the students ermerged from the rented 
rooms in a big crowd singing songs, while they carried bags of stones they 
intended to use to defend themselves if the police pounced.
But the police outsmarted them and appeared from behind. It was then that 
the fracas ensued with the students running helter-skelter, as baton 
connected with flesh.
Most fled to the rented rooms next to the main gate, with the police in hot 
pursuit. Others were reportedly flushed out of the rooms with teargas smoke, 
while some jumped fences to escape the police wrath.
By midday calm had returned and both camps rubbed shoulders as they milled 
about, inside and outside the campus precincts.
There were reportedly no serious injuries on both parties reported, even 
though some students claimed shots were fired, while some of their 
colleagues sustained bodily bruises.
The students leadership yesterday called for a mass prayer to seek the Lord's 
guidance over this matter, which began last year and has since been not 
resolved. The prayer meeting is slated for tomorrow, at a venue still to be 
decided.
University authorities are adamant that exams begin come Monday, while the 
students are standing their ground that they will not undertake them.

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Four students arrested for riot
By Sabelo Mamba
Four students of the University of Swaziland have been arrested in 
connection with the riot at the Campus on Thursday evening.
They are Langelihle Dlamini (20), Bheki Mhlanga (28), Emmanuel Ngubane (22), 
Qiniso Nxumalo (21).
Police Public Relations Officer Superindent Vusi Masuku said Dlamini was 
arrested on Thursday while the rest were rounded up yesterday.
He said Dlamini was arrested by members of the public, who handed him over 
to the police after pelting a bus windscreen with a stone and another car.
"Before being handed over to the police, Dlamini was severely beaten up by 
the public," he said.
Supt. Masuku said Dlamini appeared before the Manzini Magistrate's Court for 
two counts of malicious damage to property and that he was granted bail of 
E500.
He said the others appeared before the Matsapha Circuit Court, which 
released them on their own cognisance.
They are expected to make appearances in court on February 1, this year.
The PRO said Mhlanga was arrested for public disturbance in that he placed 
some stones on the highway and in the process disturbing the free flow of 
traffic.
He added that Ngubane and Nxumalo were charged with malicious damage to 
property.
Meanwhile, police have launched investigations to determine the 
circumstances in which a Swaziland College of Technology student was shot 
during a confrontation between UNISWA students and the police on Thursday 
evening.
Police Public Relations Officer Superintendent Vusi Masuku said the issue 
was still being investigated yesterday and a conclusion had not been 
reached.
"The student is still in hospital, hence it is only after he has been 
discharged that we can make conclusive analysis of what occurred," he said.
The student was identified as Nkosinaye Dlamini. He was allegedly in the 
company of UNISWA students within a rented flat near the university. Police 
are said to have fired at the direction of all that were in the house, 
missing a four year old child and hitting Dlamini on the stomach.
It was said the rubber bullet penetrated Dlamini's stomach and was embedded 
there. He was subsequently admitted to the Manzini Clinic.
Other students were also injured when armed officers pounced on them to 
distract them. This was after the students ran riot and vandalised a car 
belonging to Vice Chancellor Cisco Magagula on Thursday evening.
UNISWA students want the institution's administration to withdraw a 
semesterisation programme, and postpone examinations scheduled for Monday.

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Third Force behind UNISWA riots
Date Published: Thursday, January 1, 1970
By Hlengiwe Ndlovu
CHAOS and mayhem is brewing at the already trouble-ridden University of 
Swaziland (UNISWA) as a third force has formed a dissident group calling 
itself the 'Choir'.
A section of students, many who come from the distance education unit, are 
said to be subscribing to the ideologies of the 'Choir'. Even though the 
origins of the name choir are not yet clear and its objectives have not yet 
been established, the movement reportedly has a strong political base and is 
said to be largely responsible for the violent activities and dissenting 
views among the students.
A large fragment of students from all the faculties at the Kwaluseni campus 
this week wrote a letter to the institution's administration raising serious 
concerns about the 'Choir students'.
The disgruntled students, through the Dean of Student Affairs said they were 
strongly willing to learn and were thus very concerned and touched by the 
confusion going on around them. In the letter, the students highlighted that 
it had come to their attention that some students especially the part-time 
students and those who call themselves the 'Choir' had resolved to stay away 
from classes with the intention of disturbing the entire student body.
"The student representative council (SRC) is willing to allow everyone back 
to class but these IDEs and the unruly 'Choir' opposes this move and it 
should be known that these students want to use us to serve their own secret 
interests which we are not prepared for, since it will jeopardise our 
future," reads part of the letter in our possession.
So serious is the situation that students who are not members of the 'Choir' 
have pleaded with the institution's administration to seek for the services 
of the police and soldiers or both, as protection measures.
The disgruntled students further registered concerns about the 'Choir' 
because some of its members are also members of political groups, which the 
students said are 'eager to serve their own secret agendas'. The concerned 
students further said it was a cause for concern that some of them were not 
of the 'Choir's' idea yet their move is intended to bind and affect all of 
them. The students have called upon the arrest of the 'Choir' members. The 
letter reads: If they have to be arrested let it be, we are tired of their 
madness. We cannot be delayed by course codes, only codes for that matter, 
it is unthinkable and it cannot be'.
The students who are exposing the activities of the 'Choir' also stated that 
the 'Choir' movement is not interested in considering the consequences of 
their activities and behaviour. Students who do not subscribe to the 
'Choir's' chore activities further claim to have received intimidation and 
threats against dishonouring resolutions made by the movement. The aggrieved 
students in their letter therefore said: "We humbly ask for our academic 
authorities to please try some possible means of ensuring that our rights 
and lives are protected, this could be done with pleading with police and 
soldiers or both to ensure that we who are willing to learn are able to do 
so without any disturbances"..
The letter further reads: "They have to allow us to continue with our 
lectures or studies while they continue their madness and stupidity at their 
homes," said the students.
They further claim that their course instructors are equally ready to go 
back to class.
"What we need is to be back in class, finish up our degrees and graduate 
this academic year, and the administration should promptly intervene."
Meanwhile, Timothy Simelane reports that UNISWA Mbabane Campus embarked on a 
strike action yesterday to put pressure on the administration to de-link 
them from a recent resolution to suspend the semesterisation programme.
They said they had already written examinations under the semesterisation 
programme but feared that the suspension would create confusion for them.
President of Student Representative Council (SRC) Mbabane Branch Mancoba 
Zwane said the boycott was called off in the afternoon yesterday.
"We will call a meeting tomorrow (today) to announce developments 
anticipated to emerge from a meeting with Senate," he said.

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UNISWA E1.1m RIOT MESS
Date Published: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Stories by Fanyana Mabuza
The University of Swaziland (UNISWA) Kwaluseni Campus has revealed that it 
incurred damage, in its property and equipment, to the value of E1.118m 
during the recent upheavals by students, which saw the institution being 
closed prematurely.
In a statement released by the institutions Physical Planner, the most 
affected items were computers, printers, cameras, copiers and other related 
equipment, which according to estimates is to the tune of E653 000.
Damage on buildings and windows ran to E100 000, while security lights and 
distribution boxes also incurred the same value of damage.
According to the Physical Planner, in his cost summary, these amounts were 
provisional figures based on estimates of items that were inspected at the 
aftermath of the skirmish.
The inspections are still ongoing and as new damage is identified, the 
figure is bound to swell, as whatever new findings will be added to the 
figure below.
As the institution receives quotations for repair and purchase of new 
material, the figure is expected to soar much higher than the damage 
currently looks at face value. But a firm figure will be available at 
completion of all repairs.
Affected buildings following the student's riot on December 9, 2007 include 
the administration block where windows were smashed while aluminum and 
timber frames were ripped off. Venetian blinds were damaged by the stone 
projectiles hurled by the students. The broken glass shards managed to cut 
the vertical blinds, while the stones left marks and chips on both the 
exterior and interior walls while the photocopier at the photocopying room 
was also damaged by the broken glass which found its way to its interior.
The Old Administration and Bursary block was also damaged with windows 
shattered, aluminum frames broken and three rooms severely burnt. Here 
documents, furniture, computer equipment, printers, flooring, network 
cabling power, skirting, vertical and
venetian blinds, cable trunking, air conditioning unit, smoke detectors, 
lights and fittings were damaged.
A gas cylinder was also found slightly burnt at this section.
The Library was also not spared, but damage was confined to broken glass and 
windows which were shattered by stones.
The refectory lost most of the glasses in the glass doors with curtains 
being severed by the glass shards.
Damage at the Computer Centre and science offices was confined to windows 
again, where venetian blinds were damaged.
At the Science Education Centre damage was limited to the windows along the 
road to the Administration.
An attempt was made to set the purchasing office afire after a bottle 
containing an unidentified flammable liquid was thrown in through a window. 
The fire was extinguished timeously managing to lick with its flames a small 
section of the network cabling, the trunking and curtains.
At the Education, Humanities and Social Science departments damage was 
confined to windows, while louvres at the Multi Purpose Hall were broken and 
the asbestos cladding on its sides were extensively broken.
Its amphitheatre, face bricks lining the terraces were removed and used in 
vandalising most of the damaged buildings.
At the Institute of Distance Education damage was limited to lights and 
fittings, vertical blinds and windows. Glass also damaged, not extensively 
though, some photocopiers.
There ware visible attempts to set the examination marquee on fire but it 
could not spread, though causing minor damage by burning a small hole on one 
of the panels. The tents have a fireproof lining. Other 12 or so panels were 
damaged with sharp objects, while a new distribution box sending power to 
the marquee was flattened and damaged. A forklift hired from CTA to lift air 
conditioning units was vandalised in an attempt to set it on fire. CTA is 
yet to quantify the damage on its forklift.
Windows were extensively broken at the entrance and main gatehouse while a 
surveillance camera, a computer and a monitor were vandalised. The Langa 
Bricks pavers were removed from the island kerb next to the road. They were 
used to as part of the weapons of academic destruction.
The gates and perimeter fence were also slightly damaged while security 
lights in the walkways, corridors, buildings and main car park were broken.

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UNISWA STUDENTS INJURED IN RIOT
Date Published: Thursday, January 1, 1970
By Simon Shabangu
SEVERAL University of Swaziland students at Kwaluseni Campus were injured 
during clashes with police yesterday afternoon.
Among those injured is a Swaziland College of Technology student attached to 
the Swaziland Brewers. Police, however, have denied that any shots were 
fired or that police assaulted any students, but said they were 
investigating the allegations though.
Nkosinaye Dlamini is currently battling for dear life at Manzini Clinic 
after he was shot with a rubber bullet below the heart. The rubber bullet is 
said to have been embedded in the bowels. Dlamini was inside his rented room 
opposite the bus terminus near the Kwaluseni campus entrance.
Thembela Simelane, his neighbour, said after giving Dlamini a thorough 
hiding and a 'parting shot' they went for his house where they found his 
wife and his brother-in-law.
He claimed that they beat up his wife after breaking the glass door with the 
nozzle of the gun. He alleged that they then entered the house and proceeded 
to assault the two.
In another incident, three students were allegedly heavily assaulted by the 
police while they were studying in their rented flat situated opposite Swazi 
National High School. The students are Chazile Magagula, Gabsile Dlamini and 
Ncobile Mashinini. Chazile had a serious injury in the head and other parts 
of the body. She and her peers were found at Raleigh Fitkin Memorial 
Hospital where she was being attended to by doctors. When interviewed, she 
said they were inside their flat when they noticed police approaching.
"I was so scared and I decided to close and lock the door since I feared 
that they might attack us. Indeed, my fears were confirmed when the police 
came running and demanded that I open the door. I resisted but they 
threatened to fire tear gas inside the house if I did not open. I eventually 
opened the door with the hope that they would talk to us.
"They jumped inside and started beating us up with sjamboks and kicked us 
all over the body. I was injured on the head," said Chazile, who was soaked 
in blood and sporting a bandage, which covered the head round the chin. Her 
peers complained about stomach and body pains, which they claimed were a 
result of the beating.
Seven other students were reported to be injured and were treated at RFM 
Hospital.
Reporters from this publication were denied access to the emergency ward 
where the students were being attended to.
The campus was yesterday afternoon turned to a war zone during a serious 
confrontation between the police riot squad and students.
This scenario occurred after the students tried to hold a meeting outside 
the campus where they intended to have a briefing about the outcome of a 
court case between lecturers and the UNISWA administration.
It was at around 5:30 in the afternoon when the students gathered with a 
view of having the briefing. Just when they were about to carry out the 
task, the police ordered them to disperse and soon after fired tear gas 
canisters.
According to students found in the bushes below Ngabezweni Royal Residence, 
some of the students gathered next to the Mbabane-Manzini Highway about 300 
metres from Eteteni Filling Station where they are said to have pelted 
stones to passing traffic. An undisclosed number of car owners had their 
vehicles damaged during the process.
Relating the ordeal, a male student said it was not the first time they 
gathered outside the campus since they were banned to gather within the 
premises.
"We used to have small gatherings at the bus station next to the main 
entrance to the campus. Yesterday there were a lot of students, something 
which I think intimidated the police officers. They fired teargas and all 
hell broke loose," he said.
He continued to say that they were stranded as the police officers did not 
want anyone coming in or going out of the campus by the time we visited the 
scene. Cars were not allowed inside the campus at the time. "As of now, we 
do not know where to go and where to sleep. Our clothes are locked in 
there," his friend added.
Police Public Relations Officer Superintendent Vusi Masuku when contacted 
about the fracas said police were still investigating the reports of beaten 
students.
He, however, highlighted that one student was arrested and will be charged 
with malicious damage to property after he was caught pelting a passing bus 
with stones.
Supt. Masuku said the student was saved by police from the angry mob, which 
alighted from the bus and pounced on him. He was rushed to the RFM Hospital 
where he was attended to while under guard by the police.

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Rioting students stone 14 cars
Date Published: Thursday, January 1, 1970

AT least 14 vehicles using the Eteni-University road were damaged by rioting 
students who had blocked traffic, collecting cash from any driver utilising 
this strip.
Nine vehicles were damaged yesterday whilst the other five on Sunday 
evening.
This was confirmed by Police Public Relations Officer Superintendent Vusi 
Masuku who said some students were taken in for questioning following scenes 
of violence but they were later released as investigations continue on the 
case.
Students injured during the fracas totalled three as confirmed by the Police 
PRO and none amongst the police camp although the UNISWA administration had 
said two officers and eight students had been injured.
One student was from Botswana whilst two; male and female were Swazis.
They were injured following blockade of the road leading to the varsity as 
confirmed by Masuku.
fired
It was said the Botswana student was hit by a rubber bullet as police fired 
gunshots to disperse the rioting students.
On the other hand, the female student was injured on the hand whilst the boy 
got injured on the thigh.
It was said some occupants of a foreign registered vehicle opened fire on 
the group of students blocking the road, leaving the two injured.
"However, we are still conducting investigations on the matter but evidence 
so far is that the vehicle was a foreign registered one," said Supt. Masuku.
He added that the police came into the scene to protect lives and property 
against unruly students.
He added that police had to apply special methods to restore order.
The students were demanding cash from drivers utilising the University-Eteni 
public road and some (drivers) parted with E50, E20, E10 and varied amounts 
to gain a passage through the crowd blocking the road.
Police officers watched from a distance as a first attempt by traffic police 
from Matsapha Police Station, was interrupted by the students.
Drivers of the damaged vehicles were apparently those had refused to comply 
with orders by the students to part with cash to gain passage through them 
(students) who had blocked the way.
However, UNISWA Assistant Registrar Corporate Affairs Ambrose Gama said they 
were not aware of the matter.
"We've been locked in discussions in the administration block since morning 
thus unaware of the ongoings outside," Gama said.
One motorcyclist was assaulted on the back with a sjambok as he made his way 
through the crowd of students.
His sin was that he failed to give cash to the uncompromising students.
Earlier a kombi driver got more than he had bargained for when the students 
smashed windows of his vehicle after he sped off and refused to pay up. 
Motorists paid up under the pretext that the money was to be used in 
settling hospital bills at RFM in Manzini.