Fees Must Fall campaign continues at Wits

Following a mass student meeting at the Johannesburg institution yesterday - they’ve resolved to continue with their ‘Fees Must Fall’ campaign until free quality education is made available to all.

Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib says he’s disappointed by the decision as it will cost students the academic year. He says Wits will remain closed tomorrow as a result of the continuing protest.

Meanwhile - the South African National Editors Forum has thanked students who were part of the fee hike protest at the Union Buildings - for protecting journalists from a section of the crowd that became violent.

They threw rocks and other missiles at police – with some reporters caught in the crossfire. The protesters threatened journalists who were taking pictures and damaged some of their equipment.

SANEF has also particularly lashed out at the police for what it says was their heavy- handed approach which affected journalists.

NGO the Right to Know Campaign's Thabane Miya agrees, saying when journalists come under attack - the news coverage is compromised.

"We protect journalists at all costs regardless of how angry people who protest are. Otherwise we would not know about corruption if journalists are not there", he said.

"If whistle-blowers are not there we would not know anything. So journalists are the champion of our struggle", Miya said.

Police minister Nathi Nhleko has praise the officers, saying they showed restraint and managed what could have been a volatile situation.

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