Tech students protest

FOOD: LECTURES DISRUPTED OVER NONPAYMENT OF MEAL ALLOWANCES

Durban varsity management given list of demands by student council.

The Durban University of Technology (DUT) has denied reports that its campuses were shut down following a student protest yesterday, but said its management was meeting the student representative council (SRC) to discuss issues that were raised in a memorandum.

This comes after lectures at DUT were disrupted as thousands of students walked off campus over the nonpayment of student meal allowances – known as S-Bux – this semester.

Last weekend, a graphic calling for #ShutDownDut circulated on social media.

DUT spokesperson Nduduzo Ndlovu said the ML Sultan and Steve Biko campuses had been affected. He said while university management noted the poster that was circulated on social media, DUT management did not