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Students gather to pay respects to a man who died allegedly after being shot at close range with rubber bullets by police during a student protest in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on March 10 2021.Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times
PERSON WAS KILLED

Arrests, injuries and a death: What you need to know about the Wits protest

Student protests on Tuesday and Wednesday at Wits University have shaken the country after one person was killed. Students are protesting against what they call financial exclusion, also saying NSFAS should confirm funding. Higher…

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Jozini woman Nokwanda Nldovu made an appearance in the Nkandla regional court on charges of fraud. A magistrate has ruled that she will be assessed at Fort Napier psychiatric hospital.Image: Sandile Ndlovu
FRAUD

Mental evaluation for KZN woman who posed as a medical intern

A 23-year KwaZulu-Natal woman, Nokwanda Ndlovu, will soon exchange her civilian clothes for a hospital gown. This after Nkandla regional magistrate Morne Swanepoel on Monday ruled that the woman be sent to Fort Napier hospital for mental…

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Police have arrested Nokwanda Ndlovu for fraud after she claimed to be a medical student.Picture: Supplied
FRAUD

Wits has no record of ‘high school dropout’ claiming to be a medical intern

Wits University has no record of a Nokwanda Ndlovu ever being a registered student at the institution, registrar Carol Crosley told TimesLIVE on Monday. “The university is obliged to correct misinformation in the public domain and, as…

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