Classes at the University of the Witwatersrand are to resume on Monday‚ the university’s senior executive team said in a statement on Sunday.This follows weeks of violent protests by students demanding free education which saw classes being disrupted and cancelled.A number of students‚ including student leader Busisiwe Seabe‚ were arrested. No serious injuries were reported.READ MORE: Wits academics will not teach until agreement is reached, lecturer says"The Council of the University of the Witwatersrand agreed that the University will reopen on Monday‚ 10 October 2016‚ to ensure the continuation of the learning‚ teaching‚ research and administrative activities of the University‚ and the successful completion of each individual student’s academic year‚" it said.It said this was for the benefit of all students — undergraduate and postgraduate‚ local and international‚ full-time and part-time and all staff — academic‚ professional‚ administrative and international."We are committed ...
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