Premier Supra Mahumapelo condemns violence NWU
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North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo has condemned the violence at the North The North West University's Mafikeng campus after two buildings were set alight yesterday. Mahumapelo visited the campus last year and had meetings with the students and University management, calling for peaceful protests and pleading with all stakeholders to continue engaging. Mahumapelo's spokesperson, Brian Setswambung, says the Premier is expected to address the issue during his State of the Province Address tomorrow morning.
Campus spokesperson Koos Degenaar told OFM News the science centre was set alight at around 6pm, following sporadic clashes between students and security during the day. The fire then spread to the administrative building. A security services car and motorcycle were also torched. The clashes started after students, allegedly belonging to the EFF student command and supporters of the dissolved SRC, disrupted management’s inauguration event for twelve newly-appointed SRC members yesterday. Some students later took to Twitter to claim security officials had used live ammunition to disperse the students. There were also claims that a student had died and another had been hospitalised after suffering a miscarriage. Degenaar denied this, saying they had received no such reports. He said security officials had used teargas and rubber bullets to disperse the protestors.
Campus spokesperson Koos Degenaar told OFM News the science centre was set alight at around 6pm, following sporadic clashes between students and security during the day. The fire then spread to the administrative building. A security services car and motorcycle were also torched. The clashes started after students, allegedly belonging to the EFF student command and supporters of the dissolved SRC, disrupted management’s inauguration event for twelve newly-appointed SRC members yesterday. Some students later took to Twitter to claim security officials had used live ammunition to disperse the students. There were also claims that a student had died and another had been hospitalised after suffering a miscarriage. Degenaar denied this, saying they had received no such reports. He said security officials had used teargas and rubber bullets to disperse the protestors.
