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IN CONVERSATION WITH SIVIWE MAFUNA CONVENOR OF WITS HUNGER STRIKE SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE

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The Wits Hunger Strike Solidarity Committee, joined by civic and workers’ organisations, accuses the university of enforcing “apartheid-style” exclusionary policies that deny poor Black students the right to education. The students argue that financial exclusion is a violation of human rights and are demanding urgent intervention from the state and the Human Rights Commission.
10 Sep English South Africa Education · News

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