MPs say fatal shooting of man during Wits protest could have been avoided The turbulence, instability and unrest at institutions of higher learning at the beginning of each year is unsustainable, ANC MP Nompendulo Mkhatshwa said 10 March 2021 - 15:55 Image: Peter Mogaki/The Sowetan
The shooting of a bystander during a student protest in Braamfontein on Wednesday was “unnecessary”, deputy higher education minister Buti Manamela said.
The incident formed part of parliament s higher education portfolio committee meeting on Wednesday, with MPs lamenting what had happened.
“We have received the news [of the shooting]. We are trying to find more information so that we extend our condolences to the family. This is quite unfortunate, and obviously unnecessary. We do not encourage or condone situations wherein during protest there is loss of life,” Manamela said.
Clubs’ registration issue to be taken up with Mani, says Saleem
Sports
March 10, 2021
ISLAMABAD: As the First Board of the Northern Cricket Association here Tuesday held its first informal meeting, its chairman Saleem Asghar Mian vouched to take up clubs’ registration process issue and the relatively tough conditions associated with it during the scheduled meeting on March 13 in Lahore.
Talking to ‘The News’ following the first meeting, the former first-class cricketer said that it was some sort of introductory meeting.
“Northern Association met today in Islamabad but a few faces were new to me. It was sort of introductory meeting aimed at knowing each other.”
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10. January 29-31, 1883 The first month of 1883 went out in a white blur here in Denver, with 19.3 inches falling over a few very cold days. This is the earliest date in the top ten, though that probably has something to do with when people began keeping records. This particular record was set only 25 years after Denver was founded, and only weeks after Thomas Edison installed the first electric lighting system in New Jersey. It’s a pretty good bet that a footand a half of snow was tougher to handle back then.
9. December 20-21, 2006 The most recent date on the list of the top ten Denver snowstorms was the pre-Christmas 2006 blizzard. The snowfall measured 20.7 inches, and completely screwed holiday travelers not only here in Colorado, but across the country, as the domino effect of airline cancellations kicked in. Hundreds of motorists had to be rescued from roadsides around the metro area, and drifting became an issue. But the main problem was the tangle at DIA, and not for