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Wits students vow to continue protesting until their demands are met

Wits University Student Representative committee has warned that they will make the institution ungovernable until management accedes to their demands. The students embarked on a series of protests on Tuesday. Chaos erupted on Friday leading to students and Wits security officers hurling bricks at each other resulting in three officers being injured. On Friday, a group of about 200 protesting students entered the Wits main campus and proceeded to the Great […]

4 March 2023

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UCT SRC stands in solidarity with students facing exclusions at tertiary institutions

The Student Representative Council of the University of Cape Town, says it stands in solidarity with students facing exclusions at tertiary institutions across the country. It was reacting to Wednesday’s protests by Wits students in Braamfontein in Johannesburg during which a man was shot dead and two students wounded during clashes with the police. UCT SRC President, Declan Dryer says no student deserves to be excluded for any reason. “The […]

11 March 2021

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Shot and killed bystander, Mthokozisi Ntumba was coming from a clinic

More details have emerged on 35-year-old Mthokozisi Ntumba who was killed allegedly by the police on Wednesday during a protest by Wits University students in Braamfontein. It is alleged that Ntumba had just visited a local clinic when police allegedly shot him dead. Two student journalists were also shot and wounded and have been admitted to the Milpark Hospital. Students are demanding that those with historical debt be allowed to […]

11 March 2021

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One person shot dead following Wits protest

One person has died after police fired rubber bullets at Wits University’s protesting students at the Braamfontein campus. Students have threatened to continue their protest on Wednesday over the financial exclusion of students. On Tuesday, traffic was badly affected on Empire Road in Johannesburg due to a protest by students. Wits University says that if it continues to accept students who have historical debt, the institution will become financially unsustainable. […]

10 March 2021

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Students can apply for payment plans to cover registration fee: UWC

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) says students who register for the 2021 academic year will be allowed to apply for payment plans to cover their registration. Students with outstanding debt will also be allowed to register, after they sign an acknowledgment of debt form. UWC Spokesperson, Gasant Abarder, says they’ve received 110 000 first year applications, but can only accept 4 500 students. He says they’ll commence with […]

8 March 2021

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UCT denies evictions for non-payment of fees

The University of Cape Town has denied that they are evicting students for non-payment of fees after the newly inaugurated Student Representative Council (SRC) on Friday declared war on what it called an "antagonistic anti-black move". According to the SRC, it knew of 29 students who were handed notices to vacate their residences by this past Friday due to financial constraints. SRC secretary general Sinawo Tambo said over the past […]

28 June 2017

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Maties to use surveillance system to identify Neo-Nazi perpetrator: SRC

The SRC at the University of Stellenbosch says they will use its surveillance systems to locate and identify the perpetrator who placed “New Right” posters around the main campus. The posters‚ inscribed with the name "The Anglo Afrikaner Student" and slogan "Fight for Stellenbosch"‚ advertised a meeting at a university venue on Thursday organised by an organisation called The New Right. The SRC said they were only made aware of […]

10 May 2017

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Protests at Wits ahead of #FeesMustFall leader’s court appearance

There were protests in and around the University of the Witwatersrand on Monday ahead of the court appearance of a student leader who was arrested at the weekend. Johannesburg metro police spokesman Wayne Minaar confirmed the protest action and advised motorists to use alternative routes as traffic is heavily backed up in the area. “There has been a student protest in the area since early morning. They have blocked the […]

17 October 2016

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