FORMER Wits Student Representative Council (SRC) president Mcebo Dlamini declared himself the “vice-chancellor of Wits” and forged ahead with a “General Assembly” despite the official one being called off. Speaking inside a fully packed marquee on the Library Lawns‚ Dlamini said protesting students were proceeding with the gathering as people had invested their time to attend it. “As of now‚ I'm now taking over as vice-chancellor. Comrades‚ with the power that has been vested on me‚ I'm going to chair the assembly‚" Dlamini‚ who also describes himself as a leader of the Fees Must Fall movement‚ said to a round of applause. He said Wits vice-chancellor Prof Adam Habib has “run away and has waived his rights and obligation to be a vice-chancellor”. “We now demand the assembly. He didn't consult us when he cancelled it. He woke up from wherever he was sleeping and decided that he is not ready to face students; he is not ready to give the reality of this campus‚" added Dlamini.
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