{"id":111336,"date":"2020-03-03T11:06:23","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T09:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=111336"},"modified":"2020-03-03T11:06:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T09:06:23","slug":"fires-flare-tvet-student-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2020\/03\/03\/fires-flare-tvet-student-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Fires flare up during TVET student protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The institution has suspended classes due to student protest that erupted last Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday morning the students burnt tyres and huddled around the entrance.<br \/>\nThe students also barricaded the street before the police dispersed them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-111340\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2020\/03\/sudent-2-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/03\/sudent-2-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/03\/sudent-2-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Student Representative Council (SRC) chairperson Owethu Matemane said the students are demanding the college to provide equipment for the skills campus.<br \/>\nHe said numerous memorandums have been submitted to the college regarding the lack of equipment however the matter has not been addressed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/witbanknews.co.za\/148605\/nkangala-tvet-college-students-gang-principal-protest-accomodation-transport-learning-equipment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nkangala TVET students gang up on principal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Owethu said the protesters acknowledge that other students have to write their supplementary examinations.<br \/>\nStudents say they have not been told when the equipment will arrive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-111339\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2020\/03\/student-Copy-520x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/03\/student-Copy-520x400.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/03\/student-Copy-300x231.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Amid other complaints, the students say the lack of equipment for the skills campus affects their marks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/witbanknews.co.za\/148619\/student-arrested-protest-accommodation-allowances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Student arrested during protests<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another issue the student leader highlighted was financial payments from NSFAS and lack of student accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The institution was not available for comment before print.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-111338\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2020\/03\/student-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/03\/student-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2020\/03\/student-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nkangala TVET College Middelburg campus total shutdown strike has entered day 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