Mass meeting moved to Solomon Mahlangu Hall

19 October 2016 - 20:06 By Penwell Dlamini

A mass meeting organised to resolve the #FeesMustFall protest had to be moved from Holy Trinity Church to the Solomon Mahlangu Hall on the University of the Witwatersrand’s main campus. The meeting began at the church in the afternoon on Wednesday with messages of support. Students‚ however‚ demanded that Vice Chancellor Adam Habib leave the church because he had sent security guards against the wishes of the protesters. African National Congress stalwart Jay Naidoo addressed the students pledging his support.“Our generation has failed you. We have made mistakes and we have come here together to correct those mistakes. Together‚ united‚ learning from history to build a society based on values of quality‚ dignity and freedom for all‚” said Naidoo. While delivering his speech‚ Naidoo was interrupted by one of the students who requested that the meeting be moved to Solomon Mahlangu Hall to allow more students to be part of the meeting.It has been difficult for management at the University of Witwatersrand to get classes back in full swing as protesting students have constantly disrupted learning demanding that their call for free education be heard...

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