As student march to Wits vice-chancellor’s home, higher education sets up new committee to deal with protesters concerns

The students representative council (SRC) has dismissed claims that University of the Witwatersrand students wanted to burn the vice-chancellor’s home on Sunday night. 

The students began protesting on Wednesday over the exclusion of those who cannot register for the new academic year because they owe the university money or cannot secure accommodation at residences because they cannot afford the deposit.

The SRC demands that all students who were registered in 2022 and are academically eligible to return to Wits should be allowed to register for the 2023 academic year —…

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