The call for students to return on June 2 to their respective residences and for the resumption of academic activities came as student leaders from universities across the country issued an ultimatum to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme over funding concerns.
Buildings were torched and cars were set alight overnight at Cape Peninsula University of Technology's Bellville campus, prompting the institution to close all of its campuses indefinitely.
Cape Peninsula University of Technology staff are set to go on strike after rejecting the university’s wage offers. Students are threatening to demonstrate.