We too were sent home on Wednesday due to student action, although no-one, including the students, had any clear definition of what they were protesting about, or asking for, as yet... that seems to have firmed up as the week goes on. Anyway, I see your gorgeously decorative kitties and offer my view while 'working from home' (which mostly consisted of checking Twitter to see what was happening 2 kilometres away on campus - Grahamstown is a very small place!)
ETA: huh. It appears I have forgotten how to put photos into LJ comments. Go figure. It's that kind of day.