Wits Students Protesters Clash With Security, Block Roads, And Disrupt Lectures, See Photos.
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On Thursday, some protesting University of the Witwatersrand students resorted to violence as they travelled between campuses in Johannesburg.
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They are protesting the exclusion of students who are unable to pay the historical debt, preventing them from registering for the upcoming academic year.
Student Representative Council (SRC) president Aphiwe Mnyamana said, “We will not stop our demonstrations until our demands are met.
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On March 2, 2023, protesting students block traffic as they march through Braamfontein, Johannesburg, near the University of the Witwatersrand.
“As students, we are protesting peacefully. We handed in a memorandum to the university, but they said classes will resume as normal, meaning they are not taking us seriously.”
On March 2, 2023, a student protested by blocking a road with benches at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.On March 2, 2023, students leave a class as demonstrators disrupt proceedings at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.On March 2, 2023, a protesting student dumps a bin on the streets of Braamfontein, Johannesburg, near the University of the Witwatersrand.On March 2, 2023, protesting students block Empire Road near the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.On March 2, 2023, protesting students march down Empire Road near the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.On March 2, 2023, a protesting student writes a message in a classroom after disrupting a lecture at the University of the Witwatersrand.On March 2, 2023, security and protesting students struggle at the entrance to the Great Hall at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.On March 2, 2023, security and protesting students battle outside the University of the Witwatersrand’s Great Hall in Johannesburg.
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