Police and security officials are on high alert after protesters set fire to a building and damaged property at the Westville campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
SRC president Sanele Hlongwa confirmed that there a was protest at the Westville campus on Wednesday.
He said he wasn't aware of who was behind the fire or the protest, adding that the SRC had met the university's management on Tuesday. An agreement had been reached that students would not embark on any protest action at any of the campuses pending the finalisation of meetings to address their grievances.
Footage of the building on fire has surfaced on social media with a warning to students to stay away from lectures.
When TimesLIVE visited the campus on Wednesday, there was a heavy police and security presence.
