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Mthokozisi Ntumba

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Tshwane officials celebrate the life of Mthokozisi Ntumba

By Kaya 959 News The city of Tshwane has described Mthokozisi Ntumba as one of the brightest Town Planners employed by the municipality. Ntumba was caught in the crossfire of a student protest in Johannesburg last week. Police allegedly shot him with rubber bullets as he left a clinic in De Beer Street in Braamfontein. He leaves behind a wife and four children. Calls have been made for the street […]

today17/03/2021

Protesting students/ Pexels

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More Institutions of Higher Learning expected to join ongoing protest over fees

By: Kaya 959 News The academic year for many universities and colleges started in March. But, sadly, many students cannot register due to not having enough in the way of finances to register or having unsettled debts at the institution. This has led to several universities’ students protesting, including Wits, University of Johannesburg, and the University of Free State. More institutions of higher learning are expected to join in on […]

today16/03/2021

Tito Mboweni

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Tito Mboweni apologises for ‘insensitive’ Wits protest tweet

By Kaya 959 News Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has apologised for a tweet in which he appeared insensitive about the death of a bystander,  during the Wits protests. The minister said in a tweet: “My information is that there was no student who was being killed - fake news circulating.” The person killed was 35-year-old Mtokozisi Ntumba - a family man with a wife and three children. It appears Mboweni […]

today11/03/2021

Protests

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A man has been shot and killed by police during a protest by Wits students

There are reports of a civilian casualty coming from the demonstrations taking place around Wits university today. This comes after police fired shots to disperse a group of protesting Wits University students.   BREAKING NEWS | A Wits student has just been shot and killed by the police. Some injured and were arrested!!!@AdvBMkhwebane please intervene. Students have asked that you assist them? No Media coverage from all news channels on what's happening […]

today10/03/2021

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