South Africans must stand against police brutality - Wits lecturer The academics joined protesting students at the Johannesburg Central Police Station, where they laid an official complaint against police brutality. South African Police Service (SAPS) officers use teargas to disperse students during a protest in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on March 10, 2021. Picture: Emmanuel Croset/AFP
20 days ago
JOHANNESBURG - Wits academics have called on South Africans to stand up and protect their constitutional right to protest.
The academics joined protesting students at the Johannesburg Central Police Station, where they laid an official complaint against police brutality.
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Tebogo Sedibe is a doctor at the My Clinic health facility in Braamfontein and he recalled how he tried to save his 35-year-old patient after he was shot when police fired rubber bullets.
Heavy security at Wits after protesting students disrupt campus activities They were protesting over a number of issues, including the financial exclusion of some 6,000 students due to historical debt. Wits University students protesting on 9 March 2021, over registration issues according to the student representative council. Picture: @Wits SRC/Twitter.
41 days ago
JOHANNESBURG - There s heavy security at Wits University on Tuesday afternoon after protesting students disrupted activities at the institution.
Students under the banner Asinamali ( We don t have money ) blocked roads around the university with rubble earlier, disrupting traffic.
They were protesting over a number of issues, including the financial exclusion of some 6,000 students due to historical debt.