{
  "id": 11468096,
  "title": "Police confirm 13 arrests during graduation protests at Rhodes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/police-confirm-13-arrests-during-graduation-protests-at-rhodes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T15:15:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/police-confirm-13-arrests-during-graduation-protests-at-rhodes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thirteen students have been arrested following protests at Rhodes University's graduation ceremony in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, on Friday morning. Public Order Police utilized stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse an estimated 100 protesters who had gathered outside the event, despite being ordered by the courts to refrain from actions that could disrupt the ceremony. The demonstrators were protesting the university's debt-payment protocol. This marks a continuation of fees-related protests by Rhodes University students across the Eastern Cape, which have resulted in the suspension of academic activities at the institution.",
  "summary": "The students were protesting against the university's debt-payment protocol",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}