Shocking Footage Shows VUT Students And Police In War

Vaal University of Technology became a war zone on Thursday as running battles between protesting #FeesMustFall students and police continued on TUT’s main campus in Pretoria west.

There were clashes between police and student protesters at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) in Vanderbijlpark on Thursday.

On Thursday night a makeshift storage room, once an office, in the residence administration building was torched. Dr Segopane Seroka, the acting deputy vice-chancellor, indicated that they were still assessing the extent of the damage.

Police met them in the road and gave them 10 minutes to disperse. Students ignored the warning and began to make their way to the main campus entrance. Police launched stun grenades and rubber bullets as students fled back into the residence. Students and police were then engaged in running battles with the police intent on keeping protesting students inside the property of the residence. Students attempted to launch attacks by using mattresses as shields and a fire hydrant to douse the tear gas which was aimed at them by police.