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Protesting DUT students demand justice for Sandile Ndlovu

Protesting DUT students are calling for a shutdown of the institution after industrial engineering student Sandile Ndlovu was reportedly stabbed in the head in a lecturing hall on campus.

Ndlovu is currently in an intensive care unit at Durban’s City Hospital, where he is on life support due to extensive brain damage.

Students have blocked entrances to the university and are calling for answers from the institution.

“As you can see, all the gates are being closed and the campus is shut down. The reason for that is because students are angry and are not feeling safe anymore.

One student has been stabbed in the classroom, he was just studying and no one has been accountable for that”, said DUT SRC President Thamsanqa Memela.

The institution confirmed that the incident happened and said an investigation is underway to determine what lead to the attack.

Police spokesperson Thulani Zwane said a case of attempted murder has been opened.

No arrests have been made.

In other news – Man shot dead in Pietermaritzburg

At 00H56 Friday morning Netcare 911 responded to reports of a shooting on Victoria Street in Pietermaritzburg. Reports from the scene indicate that an adult male had sustained a gunshot wound to his head.

Man shot dead in Pietermaritzburg

The man was assessed on scene by Paramedics and found to have no signs of life and sadly declared deceased on the scene. continue reading

Source: eNCA