Watch: Students blockade UCT entrance over lack of residences for new and current students

South Africa - Johannesburg - 28 January 2023 - UCT has been shut down. The entrance at UCT is being blocked at the Sports Centre by students who say they are protesting the lack of residences for new and current students. Annually, UCT makes available accommodation in December and January to students for a number of reasons, including to students writing deferred exams. The Student Representative Council (SRC) at UCT said it would close all dining halls until management provides alternative accommodation for “stranded and squatting” students. In a statement, the UCT SRC said the residence issue had been due to fee blocks and other related matters. Video: Tracey Adams/African News Agency (ANA)