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Police at the scene of the students protest at WSU’s Nelson Mandela Drive Campus in Mthatha, Eastern Cape on June 4, 2025.
AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo has questioned the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court’s decision in the Eastern Cape to grant bail to the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) residence manager, Manelis Mampane, who is accused of fatally shooting a student and wounding another two.
Dalindyebo joined students at Mthatha Campus who barricaded roads with rocks and debris over yesterday’s court judgment.
[WATCH] Walter Sisulu University confirms that it has instituted an internal investigation after a person was shot and killed and two students were wounded during a violent protest at the Mthatha campus in the Eastern Cape. Director of special projects in the WSU… pic.twitter.com/axrBxQUSut
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Mampane is accused of fatally shooting 24-year-old Sisonke Mbolekwa and wounding two other students during unrest at the university in April.
Dalindyebo addressed the protesting students after they had a confrontation with the police.
“We are sick and tired of judges that are bribed and taking abnormal decisions, corrupt decisions. This time around, we will not respect that stupid court of law. It’s not a violent protest, it’s a violent judgment, which violates the people’s rights and violates my children’s rights. Therefore, I am going to the Judge President.”
WSU Protest | Tension between WSU students and police
