source: Daily Dispatch (South Africa); EWN
actor1: Rioters (South Africa)
actor2: Police Forces of South Africa (1994-)
location: Vanderbijlpark
notes: 11 February. The main entrance of the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) was blocked by protesting students over financial exclusion and the non-payment of allowances by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). Students also protested at their residences over the shortage of accommodation. Stones and bottles were thrown by student to gain entrance to the residence. Police used rubber bullets to diffuse the riot.