She was the darling of the media but all the publicity compromised her integrity and ultimately turned the students against her.

Student leader Vuyani Pambo said Habib could not form part of the peace talks at the church while police were arresting students on campus.

Ironically, they ignore ample research about how protests turn violent when policing escalates.

Equal Education general secretary Tshepo Motsepe: "The only institution that can deliver free education is the government".

At least one student was injured on Wednesday after a confrontation between students and police at the University of the Witwatersrand.

The university council’s meeting on the weekend simply did not give in to protesting students’ demands for 0% increases.