Mbali Dhlamini4 June 2025 | 7:45
Police deployed to WSU’s Mthatha campus as students protest murder-accused residence manager being granted bail
Manelisi Mampane was arrested following the fatal shooting of student Sisonke Mbolekwa during a protest in April.
Walter Sisulu University. Picture: Nhlanhla Mabaso/EWN
JOHANNESBURG - Police have been deployed to the Mthatha campus of the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) on Wednesday morning.
This is where students have embarked on demonstrations over bail being granted to a residence manager accused of murder.
Manelisi Mampane was arrested following the fatal shooting of student Sisonke Mbolekwa during a protest in April.
The fifty-four-year-old is facing charges of murder and two counts of attempted murder.
On Tuesday, he was released on R10,000 bail, leading to anger amongst the student population.