Protest: Students block MUT entrance with burning tyres and debris

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Protest: Students block MUT entrance with burning tyres and debris

As per the EFF Command, Students protested outside the Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) in Durban on Tuesday, 6 April 2021.

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