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A protesting Wits student was shot in the leg during clashes with police on Monday, the university's SRC president Mpendulo Mfeka told TimesLIVE.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his condolences to the family of a 35-year-old man who died during a student protest in Johannesburg.

‘Our sacrifices were in vain’ - Mcebo Dlamini slams ANC, Malema amid student protests Updated Jacaranda FM Share this: Former student leader and Fees Must Fall activist Mcebo Dlamini says he’s hurt by the scenes that unfolded at Wits University on Wednesday.  The ongoing student protests at the university escalated to the point where a 35-year-old man was allegedly shot by police in Braamfontein.       While tyres were burning and rocks blockaded the busy Braamfontein street, law enforcement unloaded numerous roads of rubber bullets on students who scattered and took refuge in ...

Police watchdog, IPID, says a 35-year-old bystander who died during an ongoing protest by Wits students was husband and father, Mthokozisi Edwin Ntumba.

Wits responds after a 35-year-old man dies during student protest Updated Jacaranda FM Share this: They added that two student reporters were also injured, and three protestors were arrested and taken to the Hillbrow Police Station. SUPPLIED The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has responded to the death of a civilian during the protest action at the institution on Wednesday.    In a statement, Wits says it is "deeply saddened" to learn of the passing of the 35-year-old man in the Braamfontein CBD outside of the institution this morning.    The university's Executive Team says ...