Western Cape Universities expected to resume today

Nontando Mafanya

17 October 2016

While some Western Cape universities are preparing to continue with their academic activities from today, others are still engaging with students on the way forward.

The University of Cape Town, University of the Western Cape as well as the Cape Peninsula University of Technology had to shut down after violent protests erupted on its campuses.

Students have been protesting over the past four weeks, calling for free higher education.

CPUT has since decided to relocate its 'essential operations' to a military base where exams are set to start later this week.

Following violent protests last week, the institution's Lauren Kansley says their campuses have been quiet over the weekend.