Chaos erupted at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's (UKZN) Westville campus early on Wednesday.
Videos of students wearing balaclavas and with T-shirts covering their faces as they faced off with university security personnel circulated on social media.
A UKZN official said members of public order policing unit had been deployed to the campus to restore calm.
WATCH | UKZN students in violent confrontation with security personnel
Image: Nhlanhla Mabaso via Twitter
Chaos erupted at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's (UKZN) Westville campus early on Wednesday.
Videos of students wearing balaclavas and with T-shirts covering their faces as they faced off with university security personnel circulated on social media.
A UKZN official said members of public order policing unit had been deployed to the campus to restore calm.
In a statement on Wednesday, UKZN said the academic programme would continue despite interruptions.
Students reportedly remain aggrieved by issues surrounding historic debt and financial exclusion.
This is a developing story.
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