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End violent FeesMustFall protests - Sanco─── 09:20 Sun, 23 Oct 2016
Johannesburg - The South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) has called for an end to violence in the FeesMustFall protests and intensified efforts to find solutions to the higher education crisis.
Sanco says the protests have been hijacked by criminal elements.
Sanco national spokesperson, Jabu Mahlangu, says they are extremely concerned about the direction the student protests are taking, including escalating violence, destruction of higher education infrastructure investments as well as private property, and what appears to be excessive force on the part of police.
He added engagements between the ministerial task team, university management, and student leaders should be intensified to find an urgent solution to the impasse.
Mahlangu also conveyed condolences to the family of Tshwane University of Technology student who died when a motorist crashed into a crowd of protesting students.
– African News Agency (ANA)
