Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN)For hours the protesting students march through campus while the riot police wait.
As they move into academic buildings urging studying students out, some protestors wear bandanas around their faces, others carry sticks. They're peaceful, but there is anger and frustration in their faces.
Seabe said protesters don't trust the government, or their university: "We can't trust our own management to mediate on behalf of the state, because they can't even come down and meet us in a simple general assembly. So that on its own shows that they will not be able to engage the state in good faith. And we do not trust them." University administrators say they've tried to engage several times with student leaders "to no avail," and is "committed to the principle of working toward free education." They want the university to open its doors while protests continue, but say they have no authority in the implementation of free higher education even if they agree, in principle. "This is a fight that we are going to have to do ourselves," Seabe said, "And we are more than willing to do it."
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