GRAHAMSTOWN - 11 RHODES UNIVERSITY STUDENT PROTESTERS TO APPEAR IN COURT

Eleven Rhodes University students will appear before the Grahamstown Magistrate's Court for a second time on Friday, to hear their bail conditions.

They were released on warnings on Thursday after violent clashes with police the previous day.

The students hurled bottles and bricks at the police who used rubber bullets to disperse them.

The State failed in its bid to have the matter postponed for seven days.

"Eventually what happened is that the application by the state did not succeed and all the applicants were granted bail. They were released today (Thursday)”, lawyer Basil Williams said.

Tartius Ningiza a student who was dragged by police, said he would go through it all again.

"As Mandela once said, it is a cause that I'm willing to die for and I paraphrase when I say such but it is a cause that I'm willing to die for the South African child who is poor, who can't afford these South African schools which charge too much,” Ningiza said.

The students say their release doesn't mean much.

Enkosi Ntwana, a Rhodes students said he does not think it is a victory because they still have not attained what they were fighting for before they were arrested.

The students maintain their fight for free education is far from over.

VIA - enca.com