Higher education crisis in South Africa as protests and violence grow

Police and students have engaged in running battles at Wits University in Johannesburg.

The clashes come 24 hours after the institution reopened after a month long closure because of protests against a planned increase in tuition fees.

LIVE BLOG] Bus torched and a priest has been injured at #Wits University in #FeesMustFall protests pic.twitter.com/PBT5T30pV1— Eyewitness News (@ewnupdates) October 10, 2016

Students are demanding free education, while the…
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