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The start of classes and daily administration operations were delayed at the University of the Witwatersrand on Thursday, after the student representative council (SRC) continued with protest action.
Students were unimpressed after protesters disrupted classes and forced them to leave their desks. Police intervened and the protesters fled.
The SRC is calling on the institution to listen to their demands which relate to accommodation, registration fees and financial exclusion.
Earlier, there was increased tension after protesters tried to fight private security guards who blocked the entrance gate leading to Empire Road. Stones were scattered at the Yale Road entrance.
Rubbish from emptied dustbins could be seen across the campus.
All entrances leading to Solomon Mahlangu House have also been closed and students have been told to only use the entrance from the Great Hall.
Students who wish to enter are required to show their student cards to private security guards, who are stationed outside the hall entrances.
Meanwhile, the university issued an advisory to staff and students on its Twitter page, saying they were required to report to their workstations and classes so that the day’s activities could get under way.
“CPS is clearing roads and securing lecture theatres to that university activities can continue. Carry your student and staff cards with you. Report incidents,” the post said.
On Wednesday, all entrances to the institution were closed to avoid EFF-aligned students, believed to be from the University of Johannesburg (UJ), who were protesting on campus.
A group of students, clad in red, marched along Kingsway Avenue to UJ’s Kingsway Campus in Auckland Park where they threw stones and bricks at security guards who retaliated. One protester was injured.
Although there have been engagements with Wits management, students have vowed to continue protesting until their demands are recorded on paper and implemented.
On Tuesday, the institution’s vice-principal Professor Andrew Crouch told News24 that Wits was unable to meet all demands from the SRC as it would lead to a financial crisis and would increase the university’s bad debt, which was already at its peak.
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Pretoria – Jason Jenkins will start at lock when the Bulls take on the Sharks in a pre-season clash in Ballito on Saturday.
Jenkins recently returned from his club duties in Japan and will start alongside fellow Springbok and team captain, Lood De Jager, in the engine room.
The match will also see a first sight in the new season of loose forward Hanro Liebenberg and scrumhalf Andre Warner, with both returning from their loan spell at French club Stade Francais.
Liebenberg and Warner will play off the bench in a team that shows numerous changes from the one that lost to the Stormers in Cape Town last weekend.
Only De Jager, fullback Warrick Gelant, centre Jesse Kriel, flyhalf Handre Pollard, No 8 Duane Vermeulen and the front row of Trevor Nyakane, Schalk Britz and Lizo Gqoboka will be in the starting team again.
Centre Dylan Sage, scrumhalf Embrose Papier, and flankers Thembelani Bholi and Ruan Steenkamp played off the bench last weekend, but earn starts this time around. Wingers Cornal Hendricks and Rosko Specman played in the warm-up match against the Lions two weeks, but was not involved in Cape Town.
Bulls coach Pote Human said the match another important step towards their final preparations for the Super Rugby competition.
“We did some good things last weekend and this is another step towards fine-tuning the squad. Obviously we will be trying to have a better start this week. The bad start last weekend, where we conceded some soft tries early, forced us to play catch-up rugby. We responded well, but I would not like to see a repeat of that,” Human said.
The match takes place at Ashton College in Ballito, with kick-off scheduled for 14:00 on Saturday.
Teams:
Sharks
15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 S’bu Nkosi, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Louis Schreuder (captain), 8 Dan du Preez, 7 Tyler Paul, 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 5 Ruan Botha, 4 Hyron Andrews, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Tendai Mtawarira
Substitutes: 16 Juan Schoeman, 17 Fezo Mbatha, 18 Khutha Mchunu, 19 Ruben van Heerden, 20 Gideon Koegelenberg, 21 Wian Vosloo, 22 Luke Stringer, 23 Phepsi Buthelezi, 24 Cameron Wright, 25 Robert du Preez, 26 Lwazi Mvovo, 27 Andre Esterhuizen, 28 Jeremy Ward, 29 Leolin Zas, 30 Courtney Winnaar, 31 Kerron van Vuuren, 32 Grant Williams, 33 Rhyno Smith
Bulls
15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Dylan Sage, 11 Rosko Specman, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Thembelani Bholi, 6 Ruan Steenkamp, 5 Lood de Jager (captain), 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Schalk Britz, 1 Lizo Gqoboka
Substitutes: 16 Johan Grobbelaar, 17 Matthys Basson, 18 Conraad van Vuuren, 19 Hanro Liebenberg, 20 Paul Schoeman, 21 Jannes Kirsten, 22 Tim Agaba, 23 Andre Warner, 24 JT Jackson, 25 Jade Stighling, 26 Divan Rossouw
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The death toll at the Gloria coal mine in Mpumalanga, where an unknown number of illegal miners have been trapped since Monday, has risen to five, Mpumalanga police spokesperson Leonard Hlathi told News24 on Thursday morning.
On Wednesday, one man, believed to be an illegal miner, died after an explosion at the shuttered mine.
Hlathi said four more bodies were brought to the surface in the early hours of Thursday morning.
He could not say how many more people were still trapped underground.
Hlathi on Wednesday said another man had been retrieved and was well.
On Wednesday, The Citizen reported that a group of 22 people, believed to be Lesotho nationals, were trapped underground at the mine, some 36km from Middelburg.
The publication quoted the Middelburg Observer, which reported that a group of 42 Lesotho nationals had allegedly gone underground in an attempt to steal cables, when a gas explosion took place.
According to the publication, 20 members of the group managed to reach safety, leaving the remaining 22 trapped underground.
The group that managed to surface reportedly sought help from local ANC ward councillor Andile Magwane.
A search-and-rescue operation was reportedly under way at the shaft.
The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) on Wednesday said it was aware of the incident.
On Thursday, the DMR tweeted: “The Mine Rescue Services will be taking gas samples to test methane levels. All cables supplying power to ventilation fans at the mine have been stolen therefore making rescue operations more difficult. Ventilation must be connected again to ensure the rescue proceeds safely.”
DMR spokesperson Ayanda Shezi could not provide an update when contacted by News24 on Thursday.
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