Wits suspends five students amid violent fee protests

The University of the Witwatersrand has suspended five students after violent protests both on campus and on the streets of Braamfontein on Thursday afternoon.

Students interrupted lectures as their protest over financial exclusion and lack of accommodation went into its second day.

They are expected to protest on Friday again.

Students took the protest to the streets of Braamfontein on Thursday, where shops were looted, streets blocked and property damaged.

“… we also issued multiple suspension orders to disruptors who transgressed the university’s rules. The Legal Office will continue to…

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