Students began to sing at Wits University as they gathered inside Senate House on 11 January. Protesting students are demanding that the university scrap registration fees altogether.
A few gathered students said that the protest must continue as they did not think it was fair on students to pay such high registration costs.
“I have received a notification from Wits that I owe them an extra R3 000. Where will I get that money from? On top of that I must still pay the R9 340 registration fees,” one student said.
Wits University released a statement on its website, saying that disruptions have occurred at the university.
“Wits University can confirm that disruptions have occurred in Senate House and hall 29, where students are registering today. Some student groups are protesting against academic and financial exclusions as part of the national #FeesMustFall campaign. Management is engaging with the student groups to try to resolve this matter as soon as possible. We will update the university community again at 12pm. Affected staff should liaise with their respective line managers as to plans for this morning,” the statement said.
@NewsNMT #FeesMustFallReloaded #FeesMustFall some are protesting and some are here to register W8ing 2 hear FM Wits pic.twitter.com/BRsVu2EeqY
— Gaahele M (@Treaka) January 11, 2016
@NewsNMT #FeesMustFall Silence as the protest to start at Wits pic.twitter.com/q1UJ7RPMR6
— Gaahele M (@Treaka) January 11, 2016
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