source: Sowetan (South Africa)
actor1: Protesters (South Africa)
actor2: Private Security Forces (South Africa)
location: Johannesburg - Parktown
notes: On 15 March 2021, a group of students gathered at a university campus in Johannesburg - Parktown (City of Johannesburg, Gauteng) as demonstrations in support of free decolonized education and against their financial exclusion from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and historical debt continued. Security guards used pellets, pepper spray and stun grenades to disperse the group. Several demonstrations regarding student's financial exclusion were registered across the country since 9 March 2021 and a national university shutdown was announced by the South African Union of Students (SAUS) on 14 March 2021. [size=no report]