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A large group of students have been moving through the main campus in Braamfontein, while police have urged them to return to the main hall.

Students are reiterating their call for free higher education under the watchful eye of a police helicopter that has been circling above the campus since early this morning.

Earlier, student leaders urged the gathering  to maintain discipline and order as they protest.

They also asked the media to keep their distance as they march with church leaders.

The SA council of churches' Bishop Johannes Thomas Seoka also urged everyone to remain calm and respect the rights of students.

"We (church leaders) will be the barrier between the media and the students. Please, media, respect what the students are asking," he told reporters.