AFTER two days of student protests, management at the troubled Durban University of Technology (DUT) yesterday suspended all academic activities at Durban campuses until Monday.

In a statement, the university's vice-chancellor Professor Ahmed Bawa said: "Due to the difficulties we have experienced during the course of this morning, such as vandalism and fears for the safety of staff and students, we have now decided to suspend academic classes with immediate effect.

"The academic programme will resume on Monday, February 14."

Bawa said staff were expected to report for work, but stated they should observe safety precautions.

SRC secretary Gwajo Hadebe said: "We will be meeting with the Young Communist League to determine a possible solution considering management's slow response.

"We also want to meet with Sadtu to seek assistance on how to deal with students' concerns."

The students are demanding the registration of students who still owe money to the university.

Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Vincent Mdunge said they did not receive any call from the university regarding violence.

"We received no reports on vandalism or on students' unacceptable behaviour," Mdunge said.