BREAKING: Bonginkosi Khanyile expected to be released this morning

Lawyers representing #FeesMustFall activist Bonginkosi Khanyile will pay his bail at 8am on Thursday‚ paving the way for him to finally be freed after months behind bars.

Khanyile won his Constitutional Court case on Wednesday and was granted bail of R250.

He spent more than 150 days in custody after being arrested during often violent protests at the Durban University of Technology in September 2016.

• ‘Authorities using iron fist against students’ - march to protest #FeesMustFall activist’s detentionThe will be a march in Johannesburg on Saturday to protest the continued detention of Fees Must Fall activist Bonginkosi Khanyile.

The Economic Freedom Fighters‚ including party leader Julius Malema who submitted an affidavit to the Constitutional Court in support of Khanyile‚ said he had been incarcerated for so long because authorities had decided to make an example of him.

• Malema visits #FeesMustFall student activist in jailEFF leader Julius Malema has arrived at the Westville Prison in Durban to visit incarcerated #FeesMustFall student activist Bonginkosi Education Khanyile.

Dunstan Farrell‚ of Farrell and Associates‚ told TMG Digital one of their attorneys would be at the Westville Prison in Durban to make the payment. He would have been freed on Wednesday afternoon had it not been for administrative issues.

• Fees Must Fall protester held for 63 days to stay behind barsDurban University of Technology activist Bonginkosi Khanyile who has been incarcerated for 63 days following clashes with police during the Fees Must Fall protests has been denied bail. 

"[The] prison required the original court order [and] would not let him out on a copy‚" said Farrell. The original order will be handed to officials early on Thursday.

Lawyer Nagarsen Singh said on Thursday morning: "I can confirm that my colleague and myself will be at Westville Correctional Services at 8am to facilitate the release of Bonginkosi Khanyile."