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South Africa: Bloody Repression in Ethiopia and Why #FeesMustFall Should Take Notice
The Daily Vox, 4 February 2016
Over the past few months, students, in solidarity with farmers resisting land grabs in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, faced off with security forces in some of the biggest protests… Read more »
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South Africa: Stop Protesting and Go Back to Class, PYA Tells Students
News24Wire, 14 January 2016
The Progressive Youth Alliance wants students to stop protesting, return to class and wait for a commission of inquiry appointed by President Jacob Zuma to come up with an outline… Read more »
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South Africa: Student Leaders Walk Out of Meeting With Nzimande
News24Wire, 14 January 2016
Student leaders walked out of a meeting with Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande in Johannesburg on Thursday. Read more »
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South Africa: Inquiry to Probe Higher Education Funding
SAnews.gov.za, 14 January 2016
President Jacob Zuma has appointed a Commission of Inquiry to look into the broader issues affecting the funding of higher education. Read more »
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South Africa: Student Leaders Lay Down Demands for Blade
News24Wire, 14 January 2016
SRC presidents from various institutions on Thursday met Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande to present him with their demands. Read more »
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South Africa: #FeesMustFall - Why a NSFAS Review Is Sensible
The Daily Vox, 14 January 2016
When #FeesMustFall protests first hit South Africa last year, writer MONAKO DIBETLE wasn't convinced they would have much of an effect. But he was proven wrong. He explains why a… Read more »
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South Africa: Extra Varsity Funding Won't Breach Spending Limits
SAnews.gov.za, 14 January 2016
Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe says the Cabinet approved amendments to national budget allocations to fund universities will not… Read more »
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South Africa: Inquiry Into Higher Education Funding
News24Wire, 14 January 2016
President Jacob Zuma has appointed a commission of inquiry to determine the feasibility of making higher education and training fee-free, the presidency said on Thursday. Read more »
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South Africa: Gauteng - University Protests Grow
Daily Maverick, 14 January 2016
Protests at varsities in Gauteng continued on Wednesday, with workers leading the charge in Tshwane, shutting down institutions in the fight against outsourcing. In Johannesburg,… Read more »
#FeesMustFall Protests Return to South African Universities
In the wake of an increase to tertiary funding, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has reached out to student leaders while President Zuma appointed a team to investigate the feasibility of removing fees from higher education.
University of Cape Town (UCT) Students watch as protesters march to different parts of the campus during a university shut down (file photo).
Students gathered in Cape Town's Parliamentary precinct to protest against university fee increases (file photo).
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The national student movement continues its demand for free education and an end to outsourcing of services at institutions. Several perspectives on the protest - including the ... Read more »
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More than 140 people have been detained and appeared before the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court to face charges of public violence. Read more »
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Protesting students at the University of the Western Cape are demanding free education and the clearing of student debt. Read more »
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Most campuses have elected to resume classes, however, some institutions have chosen to remain closed, including the University of Cape Town, the University of Witwatersrand and ... Read more »
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President Jacob Zuma has announced a task team that will look at broader issues raised by the #feesmustfall protest. Read more »
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Thousands of students are gathering at the Union Buildings in Pretoria to hear from President Jacob Zuma on their demands for the scrapping of fee increases 2016, and ultimately ... Read more »
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Videos like this one recorded by News24 show protesters sitting down and singing before the police used a water cannon and fired stun grenades into the demonstrator Read more »
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Protesters arrested for demonstrating against an increase in fees at universities have been released with a warning, and will appear in court again in February 2016, as nationwide ... Read more »
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The Council of the University of Witwatersrand has issued proposals on how it plans to address the fee increase challenge. Read more »
