UPDATE: Protest gains momentum at Wits as lecturers join in
JOHANNESBURG - Traffic halted at Wits as protesting students rally more support
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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