Groups of protesting Wits University students turned violent as they moved between campuses in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Students gather outside the University of the Witwatersrand's Great Hall in Johannesburg on March 2 2023 to protest about the exclusion of students who are unable to pay historical debt.Some protesting University of the Witwatersrand students turned to violence as they moved betweenThey are protesting about the exclusion of students who are unable to pay historical debt, rendering them unable to register for the academic year.
Student Representative Council president Aphiwe Mnyamana said: “We will not stop our demonstrations until our demands are met. “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.”
Protesting students stop traffic as they march through Braamfontein, Johannesburg, near the University of the Witwatersrand on March 2 2023.A protesting student blocks a road with benches at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg on March 2 2023.Students leave a class as protesters disrupt proceedings at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg on March 2 2023.
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