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#FeesMustFall campaign back for 2016

The #FeesMustFall movement will be making a return in 2016 when it occupies the Wits University Solomon House on Monday, the first day of registration, the Wits Student Representative Council (SRC) has said. In a statement, the SRC said January 2016 saw students confronted with “a similar problem that we[…]

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Interdict shows Habib has lost control: EFF student

Wits University vice-chancellor Adam Habib has lost control of his house, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) student leader Vuyani Pambo said. Pambo was reacting to the urgent high court interdict the university obtained on Thursday evening. The interdict allows the police to step in if there are violent protests; if students[…]

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Wits management, SRC reach agreement

An agreement was reached by Wits University’s senior management and the Wits SRC to resume all academic programmes on Wednesday, October 28. Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib said the two bodies reached a resolution on a series of proposals put forward. “We have agreed to postpone the examinations and a new examination[…]

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UCT campus to remain closed

The academic programme at the University of Cape Town remains suspended, the institution announced on Sunday via Twitter. “After careful consideration we advise that campus will be closed tomorrow, Monday, October 26 2015,” the University tweeted. This comes after a wave of student protests over fee increases for 2016 swept[…]

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Wits students vow to close university after snub

Protesting Witwatersrand University students on Monday vowed to shut down the institution until their grievances were heard. This follows the university council refusing to address the thousands of students gathered at Senate House on Monday following an agreement on Saturday. Council said students had gone against the “spirit” of the[…]

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Wits suspends fee hike

Wits University has suspended its decision to hike fees by 10.5% after an all-nighter to end a student protest. ”The University will suspend the decision on all fee increments made for 2016. There will be no fee increments until negotiations reach an agreement,” a university statement said. Spokesperson Shirona Patel[…]

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Habib doesn’t understand our plight: Dlamini

Former Wits SRC president Mcebo Dlamini, known for his controversial Hitler remarks, has criticised Wits vice chancellor Adam Habib for not understanding the plight of protesting students, despite being black himself. Dlamini was addressing students during their third day of protest. “For the past three days, we were left with[…]

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Habib to address protesting students

Wits University Vice Chancellor Adam Habib is expected to meet with student representatives on Friday following two days of protests at the institution. This as Wits said in a statement earlier that it would “postpone” all activities at all of their campuses on Friday – barring the Medical School campus.[…]

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Wits students protest fee increase

Students were consulted a number of times on fee increases at Wit University, the institution said on Wednesday. This comes as students staged a protest at the university’s entrances on Wednesday morning, stopping students and staff from entering the varsity premises. The entrances have since been reopened. “Council made the[…]

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SAJBD to pursue hate speech case against Dlamini

The SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) on Wednesday said it intended to pursue criminal charges of hate speech against axed Wits Student Representative Council (SRC) president, Mcebo Dlamini. Dlamini openly expressed admiration for Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, adding that he believed all white people had an element of Hitler[…]

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