Battle ground for police and protesting #FeesMustFall students – video

Protesting students continued with their plan to shut down WITS. Classes resumed and the demonstrators moved to disrupt classes.

Police moved in and arrested two students who were carrying sticks. Students could face suspension if they carried sticks or concealed their faces.

Wits violent student protest. Screen-grab: EWN YouTube video

After a few minutes, the students demanded access to the Great Hall to hold a meeting.
Private security did not budge trying to prevent the students from moving into the hall.

The students started pelting the security with stones and this led to a confrontation. Police moved in and fired stun grenades, rubber bullets and used a water cannon to dispel the protesters.

After a running battle with the police, the students were pushed out into the streets of Braamfontein, where they continued to block off roads.

Cars that wanted to pass were pelted with stones and rocks. Some of the students moved up to Jorrison Street and a bus that tried to pass was stoned. When the bus stopped, the students forced the driver and passengers off the bus and set it alight.

After the bus was torched, police continued to move through the streets of Braamfontein firing rubber bullets at the protesting students.

The students pelted one of the shops in Braamfontein with stones, leaving all the windows shattered. It appeared as though the students were looting the store. However, a handful of non-Wits students joined the demonstration and complicated the matter. The police brought in more reinforcement to curb the violence. The students continued to protest late into the night.

The students want the government to hear their voice and it is clear they will stop at nothing until government acknowledges their grievances. Until the government addresses the students, they will continue to burn down the city.

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Published today on  South Africa Today – South Africa News