#FeesMustFall protest toll: One dead, R600m in destruction and 118 arrests
By FARREN COLLINS, ARON HYMAN and SIPHO MABENAIN A tumultuous week of violent protests, more than 100 university students have been arrested, a contract cleaner at Wits university has died and the destruction cost of university property has risen above half-a-billion rands.No arrests have been made in connection with some of the major property damage but the police have launched a culpable homicide investigation into the death of cleaner Celumusa Ntuli.Ntuli had been cleaning the Jubilee Hall residence at Wits when protesters discharged fire extinguishers on Tuesday last week.He became ill and was hospitalised for three days.At the weekend Ntuli‘s condition deteriorated and he was to be readmitted to hospital but died before arriving. The cause of death has not been established.The Times has established that at least 118 students at nine universities have been arrested during the campaigns for free tertiary education, of which 37 have been released or had charges withdrawn. Others h...
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