Zeblon Vilakazi
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As student march to Wits vice-chancellor’s home, higher education sets up new committee to deal with protesters concerns
The NSFAS accommodation cap and other concerns will be discussed by task force comprising the department of higher education and training, Usaf and vice-chancellors
Higher education shutdown looms as Nzimande scurries for funding solutions
Nzimande’s last-minute scramble to find funding for students has not stopped them from mobilising for a nationwide shutdown.
Wits VC pleads with Nzimande for guidance
The installation ceremony of Professor Zeblon Vilakazi has been postponed as student protests escalate and a by-stander is killed
‘Why am I being shot?’ Witnesses describe last moments of man shot during Wits protests
The man was shot as police clashed with Wits students in Braamfontein. The protesters are demanding that no students be financially excluded