The student protest against a fee hike for next year has restricted access to the University of the Witwatersrand campuses for another day. Confirming this‚ Acting Vice-Chancellor and Principal Prof Andrew Crouch said in a statement: “The student protest continues this morning on our campuses and many entrances and exits have been blocked”.“We are working on clearing these entrances as quickly as we can‚ and if needs be with the assistance of the South African Police Services.”He said the police had agreed to manage the perimeter security and would “assist the University in allowing students‚ staff and visitors to move freely on and off our campuses. We will inform you as soon as these gates are open”.“The academic programme will continue as planned and any disruptions will be managed on a case by case basis.”He called on the protesters to meet the university staff to find an amicable solution.Wits Vice-Chancellor Prof Adam Habib is in Durban for the remainder of this week attending the Summit on Higher Education‚ where delegates are working towards finding lasting solutions to resolve the student funding issues in the higher education sector...