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University of the Witwatersrand.
Wits University students who are on a hunger strike have made an impassioned plea to the institution’s management to allow them to register despite their historic debt.
DEMONSTRATION ON CAMPUS TODAY
Dear Colleagues
Several senior representatives of management, labour, and students, presented before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Higher Education in Cape Town today.
This follows an invitation from the Portfolio Committee received on… pic.twitter.com/dlwroLPYNU
— Wits University (@WitsUniversity) February 19, 2025
The students who are protesting against financial exclusion have been camping at the Student Representative Council’s boardroom since last Friday.
The university requires students to have a debt of less than R10 000 or pay 50% of what they owe.
Student Siviwe Mafuna says the university has failed to engage the striking students. He says they’re prepared to die on the premises of the university unless their demands are met.
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