'We will render the country ungovernable' says student activist

A representative of the “Free Bonginkosi” committee vowed on Wednesday to render the country "ungovernable" if their detained leader and student activist Bonginkosi Khanyile is not released on bail.

“If we fail here‚ we will mobilise stay-aways. We are going to mobilise protests. We are going to mobilise sleep-outs. We are going to make sure that we conscientise the whole society to render the country ungovernable so the government is pressured to release our fellow brother from prison‚” said Gazuzu Nduli‚ committee spokesperson.

• #FeesMustFall activist's bid for bail under way in ConCourtJailed student activist Bonginkosi Khanyile’s legal team is fighting for his release at the Constitutional Court. 

Nduli joined thousands of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supporters and university students who held a march outside the Constitutional Court on Wednesday.

Khanyile has approached the court on an urgent basis seeking leave to appeal against a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that dashed his hopes of being released on bail. He has been in custody since September 27‚ 2016.

• Sea of red at Concourt as EFF and students show support for #FeesMustFall leaderIt was sea of red outside the Constitutional Court on Wednesday as Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supporters and university student leaders gathered to back detained Durban University of Technology student leader Bonginkosi Khanyile. 

Nduli‚ a Durban University of Technology (DUT) student‚ said: “We are flabbergasted by the way in which his case has been treated‚ especially by the judiciary.”