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A summary of the student protest in South Africa

By Nadia Omar
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    A summary of student protests in South Africa.

  • At the University of Limpopo, students protest over accommodation, Financial Aid support, quality of staff, victimisation of students and academic exclusion.

  • Students at Wits and University of Pretoria stage demonstartions to oppose the increase of fees.

  • At Mangosuthu University of Technology, students protested for good accommodation and lower tuition fees.

  • At Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria, students protested against slow registration and 'filthy' residences.

  • At the University of Johannesburg, students protested demanding free education.

  • Students at Stellenbosch University held a peaceful protest demanding affordable tuition fees and accommodation fees.

  • At the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) and Durban University of Technology (DUT) students protested over fees and academic exclusions of students.

  • At the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, a protest involving hundreds of students, pushed for the vice chancellor's resignation.

  • At the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, students affiliated to SASCO, gathered at the campus to protest against the R5 000 registration fee.

  • Students at the Walter Sisulu University of Technology in Butterworth protested over the closure of the campus.

  • At the Tshwane University of Technology, students embarked on a violent protest over NSFAS funding deficits.

  • At Stellenbosch University, a student movement marched to demand the vice rector apologise for controversial comments on the university's language policy.

  • Students protested demanding financial assistance at the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College in Richards Bay, KZN

  • At Wits, students protested over problems with funding and registration. Students protested for access to equal education.#FeesMustFall began to trend

  • A clash between police and students demanding no increase in fees. Over 1 000 students marched to against the excessive force used against students.

  • A the University of Pretoria more than 1 000 students gathered to protest against the proposed fees hike.

  • Over 2 000 students from different universities marched to the Union Buildings in protest over the proposed fee hike for the 2016.

  • Students at UCT protest over a lack of accommodation; paintings and a bus were torched, and vice chancellor Max Price’s office was petrol bombed.

  • Students at the University of Pretoria protest against Afrikaans being used as a language of instruction.

  • At the University of the Free State, students protested over acts of violence against black students.

  • At the North-West University in Mahikeng, an administration block that included a science center was burned down; students protest for lower tuition.

  • Classes were disrupted by protest action at Wits after a group of protesters threatened students queueing outside the Fees Office.