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In 2015, #FeesMustFall formed to protest fee hikes and institutionalised racism at SA universities. Three years later, and the costs are still mounting.
Access to education is one of the foundations of a great country, but unfortunately South Africa has failed to provide one of our most basic and vital needs.
Cape Town’s CBD descended into chaos yesterday as violence clashed between police and citizens took centre stage during the #FeesMustFall protest.
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There is no love lost between UCT security guards and protesters, and yesterday that was made pretty clear during a violent exchange on campus.
Standing in solidarity with the South African #FeesMustFall movement, a group of students and lecturers in New York delivered a letter to the ambassador. Read it here
As the discussion of what to do with the #FeesMustFall movement moves to parliament, party representatives give their opinion. Meh.
It was a ticking time bomb really, and now videos are emerging of violence on UCT campus today. Police, stun guns, arrests – who would want to be a student?
Transformation in SA’s university spaces is as big as the debate over #FeesMustFall. One woman spoke up on decolonising science, and tongues were set wagging.
Yesterday was a sobering reminder of just how much anger exists between police and protesters, and Max du Preez believes we’re at a seminal moment in our history.
Just when it seemed today’s campuses might avoid an escalation in tension, three separate universities are reporting chaos. This video from Wits is pretty full on too.
The violence we’ve seen during the Fees Must Fall protests this time around is a little more heavy that what we saw last year. The police are in the thick of it all.
There’s massive uncertainty when it comes to the future of South African universities, and the only way to deal with it is for the guys at the top to play ball.
The university has taken the decision to suspend all classes, releasing a statement that acknowledges the fact that it won’t be safe on campus if they did so.
We’ve already seen the tragic loss of one life during this year’s unrest on campus, and now there are fears at Wits that something sinister might be in the pipeline.
If ever you wanted proof that our campuses are divided then here it is, students marching against the campus shutdown at Wits taking an earful along the way.
It was a night of high tension at UCT, and some students went all out to cause havoc when they hurled petrol bombs at security.
Student protests have seen major criticism from many sides, but that doesn’t mean what they are asking for is wrong. Here’s what’s been happening so far today.
As protests around the country continue to shut down campuses, the future of the academic year hangs by a thread. There could be serious implications.
The student protests around the country have proved very divisive, which might be why so many people are talking up this professor’s views on the matter.
With each day of violent clashes on campuses across the country the cost of property damage rises, and the latest stats show the students aren’t messing about.
Renowned political analyst Justice Malala has penned a stinging piece on how the #FeesMustFall movement is unravelling. Certainly worth a read, me thinks.
The 2016 version promises to be as feisty as last year’s, and nothing worth talking about escapes the attention of Zapiro these days.
Ready yourself South Africa, the #FessMustFall movement isn’t going down without a fight and this time they really mean business.
The student who became the face of the Rhodes Must Fall movement is facing serious allegations, pictures showing him getting very physical.
If you thought the student protests would die down after receiving a fee cut for 2016, you actually had no idea what they were really about.
We may have succeeded in ensuring that tuition fees remained the same for 2016, but that doesn’t mean we’re any closer to solving the problem itself.
It looks like popular student jol Tiger Tiger have landed themselves in some hot water, Facebook users attacking after a recent event post caught their eye.
Students around the country came together last week to tackle the spiralling cost of a tertiary education. About that – here’s something you should read.