Following a week of protest and chaos, water cannons and tear gas, South Africa’s students have nailed their first victory.
From news24
There will be no increase in university tuition fees for 2016, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.
“We have agreed that there should be a zero increase,” Zuma said in a televised address.
His address comes after a meeting with student leaders and university officials following a nationwide protest against increased fees.
Thousands of students had travelled from around Pretoria and Johannesburg to attend the demonstration, which gradually degenerated into violent scenes at a fence erected on the south lawn separating the students from the Union Buildings.
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Well done, you crazy kids!
Free education is surely the next challenge.
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