Cassper calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in Wits shooting The rapper also slammed those who criticise him for speaking out Rapper Cassper Nyovest called on the president to intervene. Image: Instagram/Cassper Nyovest via Mini photography Rapper Cassper Nyovest has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene after clashes between protesting students and police in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on Wednesday turned fatal. Shocking scenes played out as Wits students attempted to stage a protest against the financial exclusion of some students with historical debt. A man died after he appeared to have been struck by rubber bullets as he exited a clinic in the area.