Student protest
Police officer injured during WSU protests recovering in hospital
Students have been protesting over various issues, including financial exclusion, a lack of NSFAS funding and transport allowance.
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4 officers accused of murdering Ntumba say bail won’t cause public disorder
Their formal bail application was heard on Wednesday where judgment was reserved for Friday.
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Two Wits students arrested during protests due in court for bail application
They were arrested last week during protests in Braamfontein.
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Ipid probes SAPS involvement after student shot during protests in Braam
Ipid has confirmed to Eyewitness News that officials are interviewing the young woman.
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Mthokozisi Ntumba’s alleged killers due in court
Ntumba was shot and killed in Braamfontein last week when police fired rubber bullets at protesting students.
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TUT students call on Cele, Ramaphosa to ban use of rubber bullets at protests
Tuesday's call comes after a bystander Mthokozisi Ntumba was killed when officers fired rubber bullets during protests by Wits students last week.
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'It's a sad situation': Cele says after Mthokozisi Ntumba's killing
Police top brass arrived at Mthokosizi Nthumba's Kempton Park home to meet with his grieving family on Thursday.
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Cele, Mawela visit home of man shot dead by police during Wits protest
Police Minister Beki Cele, Gauteng Commissioner Elias Mawela and officials from police watchdog Ipid are expected to meet with Mthokosizi Mthumba's family.
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‘You are incompetent’ - MPs accuse Nzimande of not helping students
He came in for a lashing in the National Assembly hours after a man was shot dead during a student protest in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
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One person dead as police fire rubber bullets at Wits students
At this point, it is unclear if that person is a bystander or a student.
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Wits students block Empire Road while protesting over registration issues
They've blocked Empire Road with rubble at the M1 bridge near the university.
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UL resumes academic activities after students demand a bar on campus
Lectures were brought to a halt when students staged a demonstration arguing it would be much safer for them to enjoy themselves on the premises.
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CPUT students hand over memorandum of demands over transport, accommodation
A group of protesting students from the Western Cape College of Nursing in Athlone has handed over a memorandum of demands to the CPUT vice-chancellor, Chris Nhlapo.
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[WATCH] CPUT students clash with police during violent protests
The group torched a lecture hall and targeted private security during the violent demonstrations.
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Wits security monitors students protest
It's understood a group tried to barricade entrances and a computer lab this morning, but campus protection services managed to intervene.
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Wits ready to speak to disgruntled students
Wits University's Shirona Patel says the university is cognisant of the concerns listed in the memorandum and they are considering solutions.
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[LISTEN] TUT management comments on campus violence
The institution says students started several fires and the fire brigade was called in to contain the blaze.
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WSU evicts Mthatha campus students after building burnt
Walter Sisulu University has shut down its campus indefinitely on Wednesday in retaliation to protests organised by students.
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University of Pretoria hit by violent protest
Video footage has emerged on social media, showing a group of people protesting on University Road.
