As students took to the streets there was no shortage of creative discontent on display. These banners managed to tickle a funny bone or two.
Sure, there are protests over the increase in fees, but you do even know what those pricings are?
It looks like the revolution is being televised as hundreds of Twitter users share their footage from the front lines. Here are the most hectic we’ve seen.
As the protests gain momentum, more and more universities and lecturers join in on demanding change.
You may have seen the videos of just how heated things became yesterday at parliament but some of these images are very jarring.
Tweeters beware, a ruling from the Western Cape High Court yesterday may land all those using the hashtag #feesmustfall in some really hot water.
#FeesMustFall protestors have made their way to parliament in an effort to take their struggle to people who need to hear it.
Protesting UCT students raid dining hall foodWATCH: UCT protesters break into Rochester House dining hall and raid foodThe protesters were hot, tired and hungry from three hours of marching around campus. When they reached Rochester House residence at around 12.30pm, a small group climbed through the window and tucked into the food that was laid out for the resident's lunch. They passed bread, juice and meals out the windows to other waiting protesters outside.
Posted by Independent Online - www.iol.co.za on Tuesday, 20 October 2015
UCT students raid dining hall after outsourced workers join the protests instead of preparing lunch.
Students across the country are demanding a decrease in university fees next year, and, well, things are changing.
Escalating protests on and around the UCT campus have forced the university to call off all classes for the day.
The protests that began at Wits University last Wednesday have sparked a nation-wide reaction with students protesting against the high increase in university fees set for next year.
Who knew that Water Rockets were so important that they have their own association?
As UCT students plan their attack, local residents set up a counter group to avoid any messy situations in an attempt to keep things clean.
A Maserati was abandoned in the early hours of Sunday morning after crashing into UCT’s CBD campus. The wreck was still there this morning.
It’s a rare treat to find a unbiased article written on the heavy post-apartheid protests we’re seeing on university campuses in South Africa today.
UCT have finally broken their silence on why Chumani Maxwele, the face of the ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ campaign, was suspended last month. Their account doesn’t paint a pretty picture.
The man who was to many the face of the ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ campaign has been suspended by the University of Cape Town. He is citing foul play.
He has been in great demand following the success of the ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ campaign, but this is not the first time Chumani Maxwele has gained political attention.
It seems the students behind the removal of the Cecil John Rhodes statue aren’t going to rest after that success. Next up it’s Max Price who is coming under fire.
Rhodes is gone, and not without a fair share of drama attached. What about the rest of the statues? Who do we listen to about the delicate subject?
Rhodes is falling, so hopefully UCT students can resume classes ASAP, but clearly not without a little help from the SAPS and some Casspirs.
This will come as absolutely no surprise to anyone, especially if you’ve been reading the news of late. Here’s the latest defacing of South Africa’s history.
Mugabe is stirring the pot a little bit with what he has to say about Cecil John Rhodes being buried in Zimbabwe. What will his comrades say, I wonder?
The defacing of statues has been a topic of hot debate the past few weeks and this latest incident is only going to add fuel to that fire.
We’re probably all in need of a little cheering up after today’s cricket. Let’s take a moment to appreciate the somewhat lighter side of the debates raging across the country’s campuses.
If you haven’t been wakeboarding or waterskiing yet, you should try it out. It’s like a full body workout and a fun day out for your buddies and you. Plus, it means you have to get out of town and explore our pretty country.
The Cecil John Rhodes protests are set to continue this week and we have found some of the reasons why people are pretty worked up over the matter.
The Rhodes Statue Issue has moved across oceans in the past few days – here’s what the rest of the world is saying about the poo issue and what’s going on.
The latest actions of protesters at UCT have really riled some students and things on campus are really reaching a boiling point.
UCT Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price has issued the entire student body and staff with a game plan regarding the Cecil John Rhodes statue issue.