From a comment in DM, for interest:
"Philemon Lukhele was SRC President of Wits University in 2004 – on the ANC ticket. His thuggery and intimidation back then culminated in him (and other cronies) holding university staff members hostage during the 2005 student elections. I remember Wits initially instituting legal charges but later withdrawing those charges, under intense pressure from the ANC in the Province / district.
His thuggery then went unchecked by Wits while the ANC in the province exerted huge pressure to help Philemon out of a difficult spot. PODEMO, well they declined to sanction a ‘rising star’. Now their star / thug has (allegedly) violently extinguished the life of another. I wonder if Wits, the former regional ANC leadership and PODEMO will reflect back on their decisions in 2005 and consider whether Hillary Gardee might be with us today had they had the courage to uphold the law when it was broken back then…"