Student on hunger strike‚ march for Fees Must Fall activist called off

Bonginkosi Khanyile‚ the #FeesMustFall protester still behind bars‚ is on a hunger strike.

A march by students and religious leaders demanding his release has been called off.

• Big march planned for detained #FeesMustFall activistStudents from across Durban will leave lecture halls on Wednesday afternoon and join religious leaders in a march aimed at having detained student Bonginkosi Khanyile released.

Khanyile has been denied bail several times.

• #FeesMustFall activist Bongikosi Khanyile to petition Concourt for bailThe longest-held #FeesMustFall student in detention‚ Bonginkosi Khanyile‚ will be petitioning the highest court in the land to grant him bail. 

He was out on bail on another charge‚ dating back to February 2016‚ when he was arrested in September during often violent protests at the Durban University of Technology. He is being held in the Durban Westville prison.

Khanyile‚ a final year Durban University of Technology public administration student and EFF representative‚ is facing eight charges including public violence‚ illegal gathering and inciting violence.