5 of the best tidal pools in Cape Town

St James tidal pool – Photo Jay Caboz

As you may know I am quite obsessed with tidal pools. So I made a list of some of my favourite ones.

If you are interested in seeing more image please visit my website, which has a whole gallery dedicated to the tidal pools of Cape Town.

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As any Capetonian worth their salt will tell you, Cape Town, or the Mother City as locals call it, is one of the most beautiful destinations in the world for holiday goers seeking adventure outdoors. Cape Town is also fortunate to be host to a fantastic array of 20 unique tidal pools dotted along the Atlantic Ocean (West) and False Bay (East) coastline.

Within just a few minutes’ drive visitors and locals alike can access some of the most spectacular vistas nature has to offer from vibrant fynbos on Table Mountain all the way to Clifton’s pristine white beaches.

Cape Town is also fortunate to be host to a fantastic array of 20 unique tidal pools dotted along the Atlantic Ocean (West) and False Bay (East) coastline.

The tidal pools offer a refuge for swimmers that want to escape the wild waves of the Atlantic as well as its notorious gusty south easter winds.

Here on summer days locals gather for a cool refreshing dip and are the perfect spot for families to grab a snorkel and mask to swim alongside small schools of fish, plenty of anemones, nudibranchs and starfish hanging about on its walls.

Even in winter, when the weather is cooler, you can find a host of swim-risers, that take morning dips before work. In fact, winter is one of the best seasons to check out the marine life, as the pools are less disturbed allowing small ecosystems to thrive. 

What makes Cape Town’s pools even more unique is that many of them are environmentally managed and by the end of 2020, all tidal pools managed by the City of Cape Town will be cleaned using eco-friendly methods – primarily high-pressure hoses and chalk paint, Business Insider South Africa reports.

This follows a project spearheaded by local free diver Lisa Beasley, the founder of Cape Town Tidal Pools, who has been experimenting with eco-friendly cleaning methods at the Dalebrook, St James, Kalk Bay and Woolley’s tidal pools since 2016.

So, whilst you contemplate sitting back, relaxing and enjoying the fresh salty ocean breezes and sounds of squawking seagulls, here are some tidal pools we recommend you check out:

Dalebrook, Off Main Road, Kalk Bay

Dalebrook tidal pool. Photo Jay Caboz.

Dalebrook can be found in Kalk Bay and is accessible by public parking off Main Road on the False Bay side of Cap Town. This was one of the first tidal pools in Cape Town to be cleaned using environmentally friendly methods.

It is ideally located to protect swimmers from the Cape’s notorious gusty ‘south easter’ making it a popular bathing spot for locals in the area. It also features benches and a small beach for picnics, with plenty of rock pools to explore.

Because it is East facing, it is the perfect spot to grab a cup of coffee and watch the sun come up over the Atlantic.

St James, Main Road, St James

St James tidal pool. Photo Jay Caboz.

Like Dalebrook, St James is also cleaned using environmentally friendly methods. The pool is one of the larger pools in the Kalk Bay area and a popular spot for swimmers throughout the day. It is a well-known photographer hotspot thanks to its colourful beach houses.

Wooley’s, Kalk Bay

Wooley’s Tidal Pool – Jay Caboz

Wooley’s offers a clear view across to Fish Hoek and is one of the lesser known tidal pools in Cape Town, partly because it is hard to spot from the road.

The pool is divided into two parts – a small splash pool for children and a deeper dipping pool for adults.

Miller’s Point tidal pool

Miller’s Point tidal pool. Photo Jay Caboz.

Planning a trip to Miller’s Point tidal pool can be quite tricky, especially since it’s an hour drive out of Cape Town. It’s also not as sheltered as some of the other tidal pools located along the False Bay side of Cape Town. I recommend checking the weather carefully before making your way out here.

That being said, the tidal pool is picturesque and shaped like a heart, and even has a slide for kids. It is well worth making a day trip out to see it and visiting Cape Point as the same time. Because it is so remote, bringing along a mask and snorkel are a must as you’ll be surprised to see how many creatures make it a home.

Maidens Cove, Camps Bay

Maiden’s Cove. Photo Jay Caboz.

Maidens Cove has two tidal pools hidden between enormous granite boulders. It’s nestled under the shadow of Lions Head, on the Camps Bay side of the city which faces West.

It’s a popular spot for sundowners with many people driving here just to watch blazing sunsets as the sun dips behind the Atlantic.

Maidens Cove has a special history as it was one the few beaches where non-white residents of Cape Town could come and enjoy a day at the sea in a whites-only area before 1994, according to Cape Town tidal pools.

There are many more tidal pools to visit inside the Western Cape.

Here is the full list of tidal pools dotted across the Western Cape:

Camps Bay Tidal Pool – Victoria Road, Camps Bay

Dalebrook Tidal Pool – Off Main Road, Dalebrook

Glencairn Tidal Pool – Glencairn Beach, Glencairn

Graaff Tidal Pool – Sea Point Beach Front, Beach Road, Sea Point

Harmony Park Tidal Pool – Jan Bruin Street, Strand

Kalk Bay 1 Tidal Pool – Off Main Road, Kalk Bay

Kalk Bay 2 Tidal Pool – Off Main Road, Kalk Bay

Maiden’s Cove 1 Tidal Pool – Off Victoria Road, Camps Bay

Maiden’s Cove 2 Tidal Pool – Off Victoria Road, Camps Bay

Milton Tidal Pool – Off Beach Road, Sea Point

Monwabisi Tidal Pool – Off Baden Powell Drive, Khayelitsha

Saunders’ Rock Tidal Pool – Sea Point Promenade, Beach Road, Sea Point

Shelley Point Tidal Pool – M6, Glencairn

Silwerstroom Tidal Pool – Silwerstroom Resort, off Westcoast Road, Silwerstroom

Soetwater 1 Tidal Pool – Lighthouse Road, Kommetjie

Soetwater 2 Tidal Pool- Lighthouse Road, Kommetjie

Sparks Tidal Pool – Clarence Drive, R44, Gordon’s Bay

St James Tidal Pool – Main Road, St James

Strand Tidal Pool – Beach Road, Strand

Wooley’s Tidal Pool – Off Main Road, Glencairn, Kalk Bay

Images by Jay Caboz – Available here

If you are interested in seeing more image please visit my website, which has a whole gallery dedicated to the tidal pools of Cape Town.

Meet the Indian Ocean’s first pygmy seahorse – which was discovered in KZN

Just for a moment take a look at a R1 coin. Now imagine trying to find a seahorse that size in the ocean. Researchers Louw Claassens (@ClaassensLouw ) and Richard Smith (@Rich_Underwater) did. Here is why we can now marvel at the rare but ever so cute Sodwana Pygmy Seahorse.

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• The tiny and beautiful Sodwana pygmy seahorse is one of its kind to be found in Africa and for that matter the Indian Ocean.
• It now has a scientific name.
• Smaller than a R1 coin, the rare seahorse was only discovered in 2017. 
• For more stories go to www.BusinessInsider.co.za.

A rare ‘pygmy seahorse’, which is smaller than a R1 coin and first discovered in South Africa, has now been officially recognised after being included in an international scientific journal this month.

The tiny Sodwana Pygmy Seahorse, named Hippocampus nalu, is the first pygmy seahorse to be found in Africa and for that matter the Indian Ocean, according to its researchers.

The pygmy seahorse was discovered just three years ago, by local diving instructor Savannah Nalu Olivier while she was leading a scuba-diving course in Sodwana Bay, a popular diving destination along the northern coastline of KwaZulu-Natal and bordering Mozambique.

The seahorse was named after her middle name, which also means “here it is” in isiXhosa and Zulu.

Olivier photographed the fish life in a flat sandy-algal reef habitat. When she realised afterwards she had snapped a seahorse, and couldn’t identify it, she reached out to see who could.

A male Sodwana Pygmy Seahorse. Photo supplied by © Richard Smith, OceanRealmImages.com

Eventually, her images caught the attention of marine biologists Louw Claassens and Richard Smith, both researchers at the IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish & Seadragon Specialist Group, who then revisited the site in 2018 and were able to successfully bring back two specimens for classification – as well as stunning images of a male, female and juvenile in their natural habitat.

“The new species grows to just over 2cm and has a honey-brown colour, overlaid with a white netted pattern and a pinkish tail,” said Claassens. “They are so incredibly tiny and well camouflaged that seven of the eight known species have only been discovered since the turn of this millennium.”

Authored by Graham Short, a seahorse taxonomist at the California Academy of Sciences,the findings were published in the scientific journal ZooKeys, a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering zoological taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography, in May. 

Source:
Richard Smith – Ocean Realm Images

Until now finding a pygmy seahorse in South Africa was the equivalent “to finding a kangaroo in Norway”, said marine biologist Richard Smith, who is an expert on pygmy seahorses.

This is because the Sodwana Pygmy Seahorse was found on a reef exposed to the powerful swells of the Indian Ocean – a completely unexpected habitat for these creatures, which is very unlike the sheltered coral reefs of Southeast Asia where other pygmy seahorses have been found.

“It was (also) like finding a needle in a haystack. This pygmy seahorse was 1.6 centimetres long,” said Smith. 

Claassens, who is the director of the Knysna Basin Project an NGO that researches costal estuaries in Knysna, South Africa, said the classification almost didn’t happen because of these strong waves. The divers nearly lost the seahorses when a large swell almost buried them underneath a storm of sand.

 “The recent discovery of such a notable fish in shallow coastal water highlights how little we still know about the marine life around Africa and about the extended seahorse family,” she said.

MAY PRINT SALE — SA is open for e-commerce!

Great news everyone e-commerce has been opened within South Africa – all online shopping is allowed.

To celebrate I’m going to run a print special for any orders made from today for the rest of the month.

Sunset Beach, South Africa. Photo Jay Caboz.

Here’s how much you’ll pay for a matt print:

A4 print – R700
A3 print – R1,000
A2 print – R1,500
A1 print – R2,000

Courier prices need to be confirmed but if its within Cape Town I’ll foot the bill!

If you’d like some more inspiration – be it tidal pools, sunsets or sunrises – check out my website or else visit my instagram page, anything on it it printable.

Millers Point tidal pool, South Africa. Photo Jay Caboz.

I really just want to see my work on people’s walls. AND it;ll go a long way toward helping me set up my freelance career. I want to travel South Africa and bring back amazing inspirational images.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me by email at jaycaboz@gmail.com.

Support local, get the economy back up again, and also I would love to eat something other than 2 minute Maggie noodles.

Camps Bay tidal pool, South Africa photo Jay Caboz.

Farewell to Denis Goldberg a legend that was always open for a chat in his home

It saddens me to announce that legendary Rivonia trialist Denis Goldberg passed away at the age of 87.   

Denis Goldberg. Photo Jay Caboz, copyright reserved.

Goldberg was one of the accused in the Rivonia trial where Nelson Mandela and his comrades faced charges of sabotage that carried the death penalty.

I was privileged enough to have had quite a few conversations with Goldberg from his art-filled home in Hout Bay in Cape Town. Goldberg retired here to his beautiful art-filled home after spending 22 years in prison in Pretoria and many many years of service advocating human rights.

Denis Goldberg. Photo Jay Caboz, copyright reserved.

I remember one interview for Forbes Africa where he told me he learnt to play the guitar and recorder whilst in his cold cell, where he would play with men singing their last songs in prison.

“I was never good enough to play by ear, but somehow when those men sang, the chords just came to me. When I left, I felt sad that no one was going to hear those notes from my recorder again,” he said.

Denis Goldberg. Photo Jay Caboz, copyright reserved.

Goldberg was unafraid to speak his mind when it came to corruption in South Africa and was on more than one occasion willing to voice opinions against fellow African National Congress leader and former president Jacob Zuma as well as violent student protests.

He his eyes lit up when speaking about his community projects and the various artworks hanging up on his wall – every painting had a story.

Rest in Peace Denis.

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How much the Mavic Air 2 costs in SA and why I’m so excited about it.

The launch of DJI’s latest drone, the Mavic Air 2, has got me more than a little excited.

As you may know I am incredibly passionate about my drone photography and I love the way it can change our perspective of the world around us. I’ve even been awarded by DJI for the pictures of Cape Town I take with it. (Shameless punt I know but I am very proud of it.)

DJI’s new Mavic Air 2

I started flying my first drone more than two years ago with the first generation of this model. Back then it managed to tick all the boxes for me out of what I wanted from a drone: it was relatively affordable, and it met the minimum image quality requirements I was looking for as a photographer.

I have almost 48 hours of flight time fly with my own Mavic Air which is quite a lot since you only realistically get about 17 minutes per flight. Yes, my aptly named Red Baroness, so called because of her shiny red exterior, has flown in all sorts for conditions from the calm windless Karoo to pumping gales around Millers Point, Cape Town where she almost disappeared into the ocean.

I’ve never looked back, and it was one of the single best investments I’ve ever made in photography.

Camps Bay by Jay Caboz. Check my website for print inquiries.

Since then the Chinese based DJI has continued to push that technology to the next level and it doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon. They’ve come out with the insane Mavic Pro 2 series which are awesome photography drones, albeit too bulky and expensive for me, as well as the 249-gram Mini, designed specially so that it is 1 gram lighter than US flight regulations which means you don’t have to register it to fly it in the US, and which I probably would have bought if it had had shot images in RAW.   

The Mavic Air 2 sits comfortably in between these two and it shows that DJI is without a doubt leading the forefront of the consumer drone market and it is because of one single thing – they’re listening to their pilots.

Dalebrook Tidal Pool by Jay Caboz. Check my website for print inquiries.

Like for like the Mavic Air 2 is exactly what I am looking for in an upgraded drone. The drone hasn’t even landed in South Africa yet and I’m excited about it.

A new transmission system that is dope.

First, and most importantly of all, they’ve tossed out the drones wi-fi transmission system and replaced it with the much better OcuSync 2.0 transmission technology, the same transmission system that is in the Mavic Pro 2s.

If you’ve flown with me before you’ll know how limiting that wi-fi can be and is the LARGEST complaint I have about the Mavic Air.

As a rule I don’t fly my drone further than I can see it, but I can tell you it is incredibly frustrating flying on the fringes of cities where there is so much signal interference you can barely get 100 metres from your launch site – especially when there are whales and pods of dolphin in Sea Point.

A better camera for those bangers.  

The second most exciting thing is a beefed-up camera.  DJI say the Air 2 is capable of shooting 12mb still (which is the same as the Air) as well as new high resolution 48MB image, which is a massive step-up for image quality. To me this sounds a bit gimmicky, until I can really test it out and vouch for the quality.

A new feature which I am excited to play with is Hyperlight – designed for low-light scenarios, taking multiple photographs and merging them to bring out a clear image with less of the noise which usually occurs in low-light scenes. I typically don’t fly my Air at sunset because the noise is so bad it not worth the effort.

Video improved as well

Video wise, it’s now possible to shoot an 8K Hyperlapse which I’m SO excited to try out.

It is also the first drone in the Mavic series to offer 4K video at 60 fps and 120 Mbps. Additionally, users can record unique content using HDR video. 4X Slow Motion in 1080p at 120 fps or 8X Slow Motion in 1080p at 240 fps.

Weight is heavier than the Air but longer flight times.

The Air 2 comes in at 570g, comparatively the Air weighted 430g and

Longer flight times 34 minutes vs 21 minutes.

The Air 2 features new motors, new electronic speed controllers (ESCs), enhanced battery technology and an aerodynamic design to provide a maximum flight time of up to 34 minutes.

The original Air could fly for up to 21 minutes. In my experience flying my Air this is more realistically 17 minutes under normal conditions. Windy even less.

Flight time is incredibly important when photographing things like surfers when you need to wait for the right set to catch the action.

The price would have been like the Air in 2018, if not for SA’s poor exchange rate and import duties.

Pricewise the Fly More Combo option which includes all items from the standard version (remote and drone and some spare blades) as well as a shoulder bag, ND filters, charging hub, and 3 batteries is retailing for about R22,999.

Sadly, thanks to South Africa’s poor exchange rate and high import duties, it’s R4,500 more expensive than the US retail price $988 (roughly R18,400). This same price would have been almost the same price as the first generation which I paid R18,000 for my own model back in 2018.  

It also serves to note that you won’t be able to get the Air 2 for until exports and imports out of China return to some form of normalcy during our Covid-19 lockdown.  

The Air 2 is smarter and can avoid obstacles better.

The Air 2 now has Advanced Pilot Assistance System (APAS) 3.0 to help with object to avoid collision, giving pilots the confidence to fly in more complex situations while focusing on capturing their ideal images.

Additional sensors and auxiliary lights on the bottom of Mavic Air 2 assist with several functions including smooth, automatic landing even in difficult lighting. Mavic Air 2 also comes equipped with our GEO geofencing solution to help keep drones away from the highest-risk locations, such as busy airports.

It should be able to follow and track your movements much better than the original Air – we will see.

It will also include technology which notifies you if planes are around – but you’ll have to wait for it.

Mavic Air 2 is DJI’s first consumer drone designed to include AirSense technology, which provides a warning to drone pilots of other aircraft nearby. As these other aircraft approach the drone, AirSense will warn the drone pilot with messages, sounds and vibrations, enhancing the pilot’s awareness and ability to move the drone safely away.

If this feature appeals to you, you’ll have to wait. Due to supply chain shortages related to the coronavirus pandemic, Mavic Air 2 units equipped with AirSense ADS-B will initially only be available in North America.

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DJI SKYPIXEL winner – From above: Where land meets sea

It brings me great pleasure to announce that I was a winner of this year’s DJI SKYPIXEL 5th Anniversary Aerial Photo and Video Contest.

I was among 10 other winners in the Best Aerial Story (5th Anniversary Prize) that chose pieces entered from all over the world.

As you may know I am incredibly passionate about my drone photography and I love the way it can change our perspective of the world around us.

For more pictures please visit my website.

From above: where land meets sea

SkyPixel 5th Anniversary Aerial Photo & Video Contest winner.

I feel an incredible fascination with the spaces where land and the ocean meet. Whether the sea is wild with crashing white waves or so peacefully still you can stare into its depths, I believe we have some deep human instinct that draws us to it. Since I picked up my first drone almost 2 and a half years ago drone photography has had an incredible impact in transforming my perspective of the world around me. When I look at the landscape from above it helps to remind me that we are small pieces of this beautiful Earth and often we forget that message in the chaos of life. So, I look for moments of simplicity, where life kind of falls into place among all the chaos.

Double Zimeo Excellence in Media Award Winner – Jay Caboz

I am pleased to announce I was awarded TWO awards at the #Zimeo Excellence in Media Awards hosted at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Venue in conjunction with the Africa Media Leader Forum

Me with Chris Bishop (left), my mentor and Managing Editor of Forbes Africa Magazine

Thanks to all the Forbies who came to support me, and of course Caryn my wife.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I thought what they wrote about me in the publication was quite funny:

Technology A Rat Race Against Death
Jay goes rat-hunting in Angola and finds a reason to give the rodents a thumbs up. IN a country where an estimatated 10 to 20 million landmines are still uncovered 12 years after the country’s civil wart, putting many lives at risk, APOPO, an innovative company founded by a Belgian social entrepreneur, Bart Weetjens, may have found a solution: Mine-sniffing rats trained to de-mine the country’s town and villages.

Rats that Save lives – Forbes Africa Magazine

Maritime Economy – The Dead Port that Rose Again
For centuries, the Port of Maputo was a rich gateway between Africa and the trade winds of the open seas. However, years of civil wat and crumbling decline left the port crippled and all but buried. Tweleve years ago, it woke up to stage one of Africa’s great comebacks. Jay brings the port to life with his delightful story-telling techniques.

The Port of Maputo – Forbes Africa Magazine

Jay Caboz – Zimeo Finalist in two Catergories

I am glad to announce that I am a finalist in two categories at the ZIMEO “Excellence in Media” Awards Finalists List. Thanks once again to Forbes Africa for sending me all over the continent to write the stories I want.

Nairobi, 28th October 2015–Finalists in the first edition of the Zimeo “excellence in Media” Awards have been announced today following a rigorous judging process led by independent pan-African panels of judges.

This is the first edition of the awards, which were launched by the African Media Initiative (AMI) in June 2015, to recognize excellence in journalism by rewarding stories that demonstrate high standards of professionalism and speak to the continent’s development issues. The awards received a total of 557 entries from 41 countries across the continent, from Anglophone, Francophone, and Lusophone Africa.

ZIMEO “Excellence in Media” Awards Finalists List

TECHNOLOGY

Jean Pierre Afadhali, The East African, Rwanda

“Rwanda ups measures for Internet to curb the abuse of Children Online”

Jay Caboz, Forbes International, South Africa

“A Rat Race Against Death”

 

Wacera Ngunjiri, Africa 24 Media, Kenya

“Cape town Gunshot detection system”

Adeline Tchouakak,  Le Messager, Cameroon

“Les réseaux sociaux pour remplacer les médias classiques ?”

THE MARITIME ECONOMY

Jay Caboz, Forbes Africa Magazine, South Africa

The Dead Port That Rose Again

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wanjohi Kabukuru, New African Magazine, Kenya

“President Michel: Oceans Fundamental to Africa’s Existence” & “A Parable Of Success”

George Sunguh, Our Ports Magazine, Kenya

“PMAESA Ports Increase Capacity Ahead of Demand”

 

Portrait – Ricky Ellis, Swimmer

Portrait – Ricky Ellis, Swimmer

Medals Galore Amid AK-47s On The Floor

Photographer: @JayCaboz for @ForbesAfricaMagazine

Despite seeing assault rifles stranded in the stands, the Africa Games in Brazzaville left swimmer Ricky Ellis impressed.

If you haven’t heard about it, you’ve already missed it. The 2015 Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo, came and went without much ado. But, if you were South African swimmer Ricky Ellis, coming back with one gold and three silver medals from the small francophone country, it was a time of his life, in the pool and out.

“Obviously, Africa [swimming] is not considered great. But, the competition wasn’t as easy as we thought. We knew the Egyptians were going to come at us.,” says Ellis.

Buy this months magazine to read more.

Photography – Jay Caboz

Location – Virgin Active, Victory Park, Johannesburg, South Africa

Publication – Forbes Africa Magazine, November 2015 edition

Powerful #FeesMustFall images from South Africa

Location: Union Buildings, Pretoria, South Africa

On assignment for Forbes Africa Magazine  to cover the #FeesMustFall campaign

We went expecting drama, and we got it. On the back of the growing #FeesMustFall campaign, thousands of University students protested on the banks of the Union Buildings in an effort to reduce fee increases which were set to rise as much as 10%.

As the bangs of of stun grenades met the cheers of students taunting police, Jacob Zuma, the President of South Africa, met with University officials and student leaders to negotiate terms. It was a case of too little too late as an isolated group of 50 students ran riot, fueled by frustration, setting toilets, cars and tyres alight. The group tore down the fence blockading the national landmark and pelted police with wrenches, rocks and pretty much anything they could find.

By the time tear gas canisters were launched into the air, the president was to announce that an settlement of a 0% fee increase for 2016 was reached. The crowd was yet to be informed.

The scene was bizarre. Among all this violence, the atmosphere beyond was light hearted and  relaxed.  I caught a number of students, standing next to the inferno, with people launching projectiles over the fence,  posing for selfies.

It was unfortunate that the thousands of other students, who were for the most part peacefully attending the protest, were caught in the peppery gas. In my view, the crowd was dispersed in the nick of time: I had seen three students preparing petrol bombs from an the abandoned generator left behind by the TV. Things could have gotten far worse.

“This was the moment the police line broke and all hell broke loose” says Photojournalist @jaycaboz on his photo taken today at the #UnionBuildings #FeesMustFall protests. This on the back of President Jacob Zuma agreeing to a 0% fee increase for 2016.

A small group of students led the violence outside the Union Buildings. The tension grew as the crowd got bolder, beginning with burning tyres and throwing projectiles.

Students then grabbed toilets and set those alight.

Among the bizarre, were students posing for selfies while behind them more fuel was fed to the inferno.

More posing for the camera, while the smoke engulfs the hill.

 

Illustrating my point. Here are students standing with a placard…

 

 

…next to them are other students throwing rocks at the police.

This was the moment the police line broke and all hell broke loose. After a wave of rocks, wrenches and bottles were thrown at them the police were forced back. Seconds later, the razor wire barrier came.

After the students gained their foothold they began to destroy the police vehicles, ultimately leading to the tear gas.

Students flee from the tear gas.