Staff Reporter.
#FeesMustFall student activist Bonginkosi Khanyile,Photo Credit:Thuli Dlamini.
EFF Student Command (EFF SC) members have vowed to protest at the court appearance of Fees Must Fall activist Bonginkosi Khanyile.
Khanyile, 31, was arrested in Johannesburg on Friday for allegedly instigating the recent unrest and looting in KwaZulu-Natal.
He was transported to Durban Central Police Station shortly thereafter.
Khanyile had been calling for the release of former president Jacob Zuma after his imprisonment last month for contempt of court.
The 31-year-old Khanyile now faces being charged for allegedly being an instigator in the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal that cost the country billions, led to 150,000 job losses and more than 300 deaths.
The Hawks did not confirm his identity but released a statement saying they arrested a 31-year-old man in Johannesburg.
A Hawks statement said: “It is alleged that the suspect was involved in the incitement of public violence through social media and other platforms during the period of unrest in KwaZulu-Natal.
“He was arrested at one of the higher learning institutions in Johannesburg and was escorted to KwaZulu-Natal where he was detained, “spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale said in a statement on Friday.
He was to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
EFF SC member Philani Nduli confirmed Khanyile was arrested and would appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court.
Nduli said members of the EFF and other political organisations would be gathering at the court on Monday.
The former president is currently serving a 15-month jail sentence at the Estcourt Correctional Centre for contempt of court.