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Wits announces death of Professor Bob Scholes


Wits announces death of Professor Bob Scholes
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Bob Scholes, one of the world’s leading Climate Change scientists.
Scholes passed away on Wednesday evening, following a hike.
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The university has described Scholes as a giant in the field of climate science.
“Professor Scholes was a true leader, a conscientious and dedicated scientist, and a teacher to all. An A-rated scientist and Professor of Systems Ecology at Wits, he served as the director of the Global Change Institute. He was among the top one per cent of environmental scientists worldwide, based on citation frequency, and published wi ....

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South Africa: Police Kill Bystander at Protest


South Africa: Police Kill Bystander at Protest
Punish Officers Responsible; Improve Training; Halt Use of Rubber Bullets
Three protesters were arrested and taken to the Hillbrow police station on Wednesday.
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(Johannesburg) – The South African police unlawfully used excessive and disproportionate force to disperse student protesters at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) on March 10, 2021, killing a bystander, Human Rights Watch said today.
Students at the university have been protesting a decision to block students with unpaid university fees from registering. Human Rights Watch interviewed witnesses and reviewed media reports and video footage of the incident. Human Rights Watch concluded that police officers fired shotguns, most likely loaded with rubber projectiles, recklessly, without warning, and at close range into a small group of people, killing the bystander, Mthokozisi Ntumba ....

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Outrage over death of 'innocent bystander' at student protest


Outrage over death of ‘innocent bystander’ at student protest
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Johannesburg - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa led the chorus of outrage from the country’s politicians following the death of a government employee during a student protest outside the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) on March 10.
The man died as students and police clashed in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.
“Mthokozisi Ntumba was an innocent bystander and, indeed, even the students, much as they were protesting, the way I saw it on television, did not warrant the type of resistance and push from the police,” said Ramaphosa.
Ramaphosa said he had asked the Wits University Council and its management as well as the relevant law enforcement authorities’ agencies to provide an explanation on what caused this tragedy, and to take whatever steps needed to ensure justice was done. ....

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