Following my Ordination as a Priest, where my ordaining Bishop invited me to get close to the students involved in #FeesMustFall, I was featured in some coverage of the protests at the University of the Witwatersrand.
The Telegraph in the United Kingdom featured the following photograph as their Picture of the Day for 11 October 2016 (see photo number 14).
Source: JOHN WESSELS/AFP/Getty Images
A priest gestures as he goes down the stairs while South African anti-riot police officers protect themselves with shields and stand guard behind him during clashes between students from the University of Witwatersrand and South African police in downtown Johannesburg
GroundUp news had some other angles… and you can read their coverage here
Source: IHSAAN HAFFEJEE/GroundUp Staff
A pastor who was mediating on behalf of student protesters tries to calm the situation after clashes broke out on the steps of the Great Hall.
I was also interviewed by Eyewitness News
The problems started when a rogue element threw stones: Priest