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Student members of the African National Congress (ANC) chant political slogans while protesting outside ANC headquarters in Johannesburg, on March 11, 2021. - Police Kill One Person Amid Ongoing Student Protests in South Africa
Amid continued protests against the financial exclusion of students from Wits University, the South African police have reportedly killed one person, 35-year-old Mthokozisi Ntumba.
One person has been killed amid the ongoing student protests in Johannesburg, South Africa. The 35-year-old victim,
Mthokozisi Ntumb
a, was shot by the South African police who were reportedly dispersing a crowd of protesting students in Braamfontein a student hub in Johannesburg. Students at the University of the Witwatersrand, often referred to as Wits University, are currently protesting the financial exclusion of Black students who are unable to register for the new academic year owing to a lack of
Wits academics lay police brutality complaint after student protest killing Some Wits University academics have come to show their solidarity with students against police brutality following yesterday’s deadly demonstrations that claimed the life of 35-year-old Mthokozisi Ntumba. A large group of South African Police Service (SAPS) officers disperse a group of students who were blocking roads during a protest in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on 10 March 2021. Picture: Emmanuel Croset/AFP
JOHANNESBURG - Wits academics have laid a formal complaint of police brutality at the Johannesburg Central Police Station.
Students have also handed over a memorandum of demands.
They marched to the police station following Wednesday’s demonstrations which claimed the life of an innocent bystander while several students were injured.
Top ANC officials to meet Blade Nzimande over fears of escalating protests at Wits
11 Mar 2021
The ANC’s top officials are said to be planning to meet with Minister of Higher Education Science and Technology Blade Nzimande to quell growing frustration that recent student protests could become a political nightmare.
The ANC’s top officials are said to be planning to meet with Minister of Higher Education Science and Technology Blade Nzimande to quell growing frustration that recent student protests could become a political nightmare.
Two high-ranking ANC members and one insider close to the South African Communist Party leader said the party’s top six are concerned that the recent protests at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) could escalate into a fiery student movement, much like #FeesMustFall, which drew international attention and forced then president Jacob Zuma to announce free higher education for poor and working-class students in 2017, after two years o