Wits students won't heed SAUS call to suspend protest over free higher education This is in contradiction to a decision taken by the union to suspend all protests, following a meeting with Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande earlier this week. FILE: A small group of protesting students blocked roads with stones and rubble in Braamfontein near Wits University as part of the National Shutdown over student finances on 15 March 2021. Picture: Mia Lindeque/Eyewitness News 13 days ago The students, together with the university's academics, plan to march on Thursday afternoon over the funding crisis. This is in contradiction to a decision taken by the union to suspend all protests, following a meeting with Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande earlier this week.