FINANCE Minister Tito Mboweni has issued an apology after sparking outrage, following a tweet he posted about the man who was killed during the chaotic Wits University protests.
“APOLOGY: My earlier tweet about the Wits protest meant to indicate that the person killed today was NOT a student but this does not in any way diminish the fact and tragedy of a loss of life,” he said on Twitter.
“I did not express myself clearly and for that I apologize. My deepest condolences.”
Protesting students took to the streets of Braamfontein, Johannesburg on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, to express their outrage following Wits’ decision to exclude their indebted counterparts from registering.
Images and video on social media show police using rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse the students, who have vowed to continue with their demonstrations.
When the story of the death first broke, there was still speculation as
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