UPDATE: Protest gains momentum at Wits as lecturers join in
JOHANNESBURG - Traffic halted at Wits as protesting students rally more support
Police presence at Wits University has dramatically increased, despite this, protesting students are out in full force and lecturers are believed to have joined the disgruntled #FeesMustFall marching group.
@NewsNMT #Wits protesting students increase numbers. More joining in. Lecturers also joining in
— Gaahele M (@Treaka) October 4, 2016
Students have marched into the law library demanding other students join in on the protests.
@NewsNMT #wits protestors numbers reaching a possible thousand as they collect more students at each turn
— Gaahele M (@Treaka) October 4, 2016
Students have entered several buildings on the campus encouraging others to join, chanting and singing ‘asina mali’ (we don’t have money).
@NewsNMT #Wits students shut down school of economy and business science pic.twitter.com/4xXUnhtBwm
— Gaahele M (@Treaka) October 4, 2016
This is a developing story.
@NewsNMT #Wits students march on pic.twitter.com/YsTyxBgBrv
— Gaahele M (@Treaka) October 4, 2016