Chaos in Cape Town CBD as fees protest spreads
Cape Town - Fees Must Fall protests spread from Parliament to the streets of the Cape Town CBD on Wednesday after police and students clashed.
Violence was sparked just before 15:00 following a generally peaceful day when a mock Blade Nzimande "coffin" was set alight and thrown from the protesters' side over the heads of police officers.
A police officer extinguished the "coffin". Stun grenades were released in quick succession, and chaos ensued.
Protesters ran down Plein, Roeland, Barrack and Commercial streets, followed by police armed with stun grenades and rubber bullets.
Students retaliated by removing bricks from the Plein Street pavements, breaking them in half, and throwing them, along with stones from a nearby renovation.