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Wits students won't heed SAUS call to suspend protest over free higher education This is in contradiction to a decision taken by the union to suspend all protests, following a meeting with Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande earlier this week. FILE: A small group of protesting students blocked roads with stones and rubble in Braamfontein near Wits University as part of the National Shutdown over student finances on 15 March 2021. Picture: Mia Lindeque/Eyewitness News 13 days ago The students, together...

Wits SRC to lead march to Joburg court Updated Anastasi Mokgobu Share this: The Student Representative Council (SRC) at Wits is expected to lead a march to the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. Twitter/WitsSRC Four police officers are set to appear in court for the first time in connection with the death of Mthokozisi Ntumba The four police officers from the Public Order Policing Unit were arrested earlier this week. The 35-year-old Ntumba was allegedly shot and killed by a police officer at MyClinic Medical Centre in Braamfontein, after visiting the clinic. Wits SRC President M...

Police in court facing murder charge after death of Mthokozisi Ntumba 17 March 2021 - 14:34 Four police officers accused of killing Mthokozisi Ntumba, a bystander caught up in the protest by Wits University students last week, appeared in the Johannesburg magistrate's court on Wednesday. They covered their faces with buffs over their heads. The public order policing unit members are Tshepiso Kekana, 27, Cidraas Motseathata, 43, Madimetsa Legodi, 37, and Victor Mohammed, 51. The case is back in court on March 24 for a formal bail application. They face a charge of murder, three charges ...

Attempted murder case opened after police trace student shot on Monday Police say the student claims she and a friend were picked up by police on Monday and an altercation ensued between herself and an officer when they were dropped off near Braamfontein cemetery 17 March 2021 - 15:45 The police used water cannons to disperse protesting Wits University students on Monday. Police say they have traced a student who says she was shot by police on Monday, and a case of attempted murder has been opened. Image: Alaister Russell A case of attempted murder was registered ...

Four police officers who made their first court appearance in the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday in connection with Mthokozisi Ntumba’s death have been remanded and their bail application has been postponed to March 24. Tshepiso Kekana, Cidraas Motseothata, Madimetja Legodi and Victor Mohammed, who are from the public order policing unit, were formally charged with murder, attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice after they were arrested by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate on Monday. Ntumba (35) was shot and killed after he was caught in the cross...