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Cape Peninsula University of Technology will not see violent scenes during the student evacuation on 2026-08-20.

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Lauren Cansley · Power FM · POWER Breakfast · 20 Aug 2026

The verdict· graded 13 Sept

CPUT reported calm on its campuses after the emergency evacuation of residences, with no incidents of violence or protest action reported overnight. (Corrected by the desk: the earlier explanation was an undecided draft.)

The claim was that the student evacuation would pass without violent scenes. Reports dated 20 and 21 August describe calm on campus after the evacuation, with no incidents of violence or protest action overnight, despite the violent unrest earlier that week.

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