South African police fire tear gas at student protesters

‘South African police have fired tear gas at students protesting against a government decision to increase tuition fees for 2017.
The police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse students marching near the University of the Witwatersrand, also known as “Wits,” in downtown Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Nompendulo Mkhatshwa, the outgoing president of the student representative council at the university, said despite the police response, some students still “want to fight back because they don’t understand why they have been attacked in the first place.”‘
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