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Student shot in the leg during fees clashes in Braamfontein, SRC says

Student shot in the leg during fees clashes in Braamfontein, SRC says We re continuing the rest of the week, until our demands are met. The week might not be enough we might need a month : Wits SRC president By Iavan Pijoos and Belinda Pheto - 15 March 2021 The police used water cannons to disperse protesting Wits University students on Monday. Image: Alaister Russell A Wits student was shot in the leg during protests on Monday, the university s SRC president Mpendulo Mfeka told TimesLIVE. The student s condition was not immediately known. There were also reports that several students were arrested after officers dispersed a group of protesters along the M1 near Braamfontein. According to reports on social media, students were making their way to the Hillbrow police station after the arrests.

University fees protests: Students block roads near UJ in early morning demonstration

Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo Protesting students blocked roads near the University of Johannesburg on Monday. The protest forms part of a nationwide shutdown of universities over student funding. The crowd dispersed after police arrived on the scene. Disgruntled student protesters have blocked roads in Johannesburg, as a national movement to shut down universities continued on Monday. The South African Union of Students (SAUS) has vowed to bring all institutions to a standstill, through mass protest action at 26 different universities on Monday. The nationwide action comes after the SAUS held a meeting with the higher education department to discuss its demands, which include the clearing of historical debt for all students and that registration for all first-year students be allowed to proceed while the government is still sorting out the funding challenges. They also want a 0% increase for the 2021 academic year.

South Africa: Students protest, demand free education

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