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Why were bullets shot at students? Tough questions need answering

07 February 2019 - 07:00 By Bongani Mthethwa and Lwandile Bhengu
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Economic Freedom Fighter Student Command members march outside the Durban University of Technology on February 6 2019 after a student, Mlungisi Madonsela died after being shot on February 5 2019.
Economic Freedom Fighter Student Command members march outside the Durban University of Technology on February 6 2019 after a student, Mlungisi Madonsela died after being shot on February 5 2019.
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Final-year Durban University of Technology student Mlungisi Madonsela, 20, died on Tuesday fighting for free education, allegedly shot during a scuffle with security at the Steve Biko campus.

Tragically, one of the issues Madonsela was protesting against related to student safety and insourced security at the university.

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