PICS: Universities shut down after nationwide fee protests

A protesting UCT student is pulled into a police van. (@MabhidaMartins, Twitter)

UCT student Pam Dhlamini dances around a burning tyre near the Varietas residence. (Jenna Etheridge, News24)

UCT student Pam Dhlamini dances around a burning tyre near the Varietas residence. (Jenna Etheridge, News24)

UCT students move towards lower campus. (Jenna Etheridge, News24)

UCT students move towards lower campus. (Jenna Etheridge, News24)

(Jeanette Chabalala, News24)

(Jeanette Chabalala, News24)

(Jeanette Chabalala, News24)

(Jeanette Chabalala, News24)

(Jeanette Chabalala, News24)

(Jeanette Chabalala, News24)

Wits locked the Great hall doors and students forced their way in by breaking the glass doors. (Jeanette Chabalala, News24)

Wits locked the Great hall doors and students forced their way in by breaking the glass doors. (Jeanette Chabalala, News24)

Campus Control in solidarity with students. (@aaishadadipatel, Twitter)

Wits academics a carry a banner that reads 'Students are SA's future' in support of the fee protests. (Tasneem Essop, Twitter)

Wits staff standing in solidarity with students. (Daily Vox, Twitter)

Wits staff standing in solidarity with students. (Daily Vox, Twitter)

A group of around 70 protesters have used bins to barricade an entrance to lower campus at UCT. (Jerusha Sukhdeo-Raath, News24)

The group is makes its way to Upper Campus at UCT. (Jerusha Sukhdeo-Raath, News24)

Students are splitting up to reinforce barricades at entrances around campus. (Jerusha Sukhdeo-Raath, News24)

Students are using bricks from a nearby construction site to build a literal wall at one entrance. (Jerusha Sukhdeo-Raath, News24)

Protests started in the early hours of the morning at Rhodes University. (Activate Online, Twitter)

Protests started in the early hours of the morning at Rhodes University. (Activate Online, Twitter)

Students have been burning tires at the blockades they've set up. Police are present. (Activate Online, Twitter)

Students have been burning tires at the blockades they've set up. Police are present. (Activate Online, Twitter)

Rhodes University Vice Chancellor Dr Sizwe Mabizela negotiating with students. (v_zondek, Twitter)

Students have been burning tires at the blockades they've set up. Police are present. (Activate Online, Twitter)

The main blockade on Prince Alfred Street. (Activate Online, Twitter)

The main blockade on Prince Alfred Street. (Activate Online, Twitter)

The main blockade on Prince Alfred Street. (Activate Online, Twitter)