Wits University suspends SRC president

This means the SRC president will not be allowed on campus or to participate in university activities.

He will also not be allowed to engage in conduct which constitutes “student privileges”, Patel said.

“He will not be allowed to stay in Wits’ residences until the legal process is finalised. We will allow the legal process to now take its course.”

The university agreed to most of the students' demands at a meeting with the SRC. But these were later rejected which led to about 200 students marching to the house of vice-chancellor Zeblon Vilakazi in Parktown on Sunday night. 

The students allegedly threatened to burn down his property.

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