More eruptions will follow — both at the University of the Witwatersrand and on campuses across the country. This was the warning of student leaders and educationists on Thursday, as a tense truce descended on Wits after days of student protests, clashes with police and several arrests.
But an unrepentant Loyiso Nongxa, Wits vice-chancellor, defended management decisions that ignited the protests and said he would not change anything in his handling of the crisis on his campus this week.
The university issued a letter this month to all financial aid applicants, informing them that applications for aid exceeded the available funds. Signed by executive director of finance AndrÃ