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For Se-Anne Rall 
2h ago
DURBAN: FIVE students were stabbed in a series of violent altercations on the Durban University of Technology campus in the Berea area this morning.
In a video clip, which has gone viral on social media, students from the EFF and the South African Student Congress (Sasco) can be seen attacking each other.
Malwande Ndobe from Sasco said one of its members was taken to hospital in critical condition.
Ndobe said Sasco has the Right to Learn campaign every year, during which first-time students attend.
“Our comrades were threatened on Friday and were not told to work because the EFF members were not working,” Ndobe said.
“On Tuesday, when our comrades arrived to settle in, the EFF members destroyed their tables and started attacking them.
“One of our members is disabled and they were trampling him. He broke his arm and was taken to the hospital. Some of our colleagues were also attacked by EFF men. We are destined to fight gender-based violence, but men attacked women today. ”
EFF student leadership declined to comment.
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KwaZulu-Natal police spokesman Capt. Nqobile Gwala said five students were stabbed and injured during the altercation.
“They were taken to a campus clinic for medical attention. Police are on site to monitor and stabilize the situation. The situation is calm at the moment. No cases were opened. Victims were advised to open cases.” Gwala said.
It is unclear what led to the clashes at this stage, and despite numerous calls, the student leadership declined to comment.
The students also burned tires and debris along Umgeni Road, near the Makro shopping complex.
The protests stem from calls to eliminate student debt, as well as problems related to funding NSFAS.
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