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South Africans must stand against police brutality - Wits lecturer The academics joined protesting students at the Johannesburg Central Police Station, where they laid an official complaint against police brutality. South African Police Service (SAPS) officers use teargas to disperse students during a protest in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on March 10, 2021. Picture: Emmanuel Croset/AFP 20 days ago JOHANNESB...

11 March 2021 - 14:56 Higher education minister Blade Nzimande addressed the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding shortfall on Thursday, a day after a man died in the student protests in Braamfontein. Nzimande touched on many issues around student funding, such as debt, registration extensions, who qualifies and also what seems like the main question: why are we only speaking about this in March? He explained that because of the domino affect of Covid-19, the university y...

EFF leader Julius Malema placed the blame for the protests at the door of the ANC.

Students damaging motorists’ vehicles near Parktown, JMPD warns Updated Nokukhanya N Mntambo Share this: Motorists in Johannesburg have been advised to steer clear of Jan Smuts Avenue, Empire Road and the Wits University Yale Road entrance in Parktown.  Twitter/WitsSRC The warning follows a day of intense student protests outside Wits.  Earlier on Wednesday, a 35-year-old man was allegedly hit by a stray bullet meant to disperse protesting students outside the university in Braamfontein.�...

Five students have been arrested for their role in the Wits fees protest.

A man was shot earlier on Wednesday while officers were dispersing students protesting over university fees.

Those responsible for student protest death must be brought to book - Manamela A man was fatally shot earlier today while police officers were dispersing Wits University students protesting over tuition fees. Its understood that he was coming out of a local clinic when he was shot. Protest action by students in the Braamfontein Precinct. Jorrisen, Bertha & De Korte Str affected. Picture: @JoburgMPD/Twitter. ...

Wits responds after a 35-year-old man dies during student protest Updated Jacaranda FM Share this: They added that two student reporters were also injured, and three protestors were arrested and taken to the Hillbrow Police Station. SUPPLIED The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has responded to the death of a civilian during the protest action at the institution on Wednesday.    In a statement, Wits says it is "deeply saddened" to learn of the passing of the 35-year-old man in the B...

Earlier, a man was shot and killed when police fired rubber bullets at protesters in Braamfontein.

Tebogo Sedibe is a doctor at the My Clinic health facility in Braamfontein and he recalled how he tried to save his 35-year-old patient after he was shot when police fired rubber bullets.