student protests
Identify The Student That Kicked This UKZN Professor And A R10 000 Reward Is Yours [Videos]
21 Feb 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Professor Erwin Brüning, 77, a maths researcher at the university, was attacked when he approached a blockade that had been set up on the Westville campus.
Counting The Staggering Costs Of The #FeesMustFall Protests
08 Aug 2018 by Carrie / 1 Comment
In 2015, #FeesMustFall formed to protest fee hikes and institutionalised racism at SA universities. Three years later, and the costs are still mounting.
Gunshots And Mayhem – Video Shows Cape Town Parliament Chaos From Yesterday
27 Oct 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Cape Town’s CBD descended into chaos yesterday as violence clashed between police and citizens took centre stage during the #FeesMustFall protest.
Hectic Video Shows UCT Security Guard Being Attacked By #FeesMustFall Protesters
20 Oct 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There is no love lost between UCT security guards and protesters, and yesterday that was made pretty clear during a violent exchange on campus.
Here’s The Letter The #FeesMustFall Movement In New York Delivered to The South African Ambassador
20 Oct 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
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
Actual Cost Of Free Higher Education For All Calculated – Check It Out
19 Oct 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
As the discussion of what to do with the #FeesMustFall movement moves to parliament, party representatives give their opinion. Meh.
Oh Dear, It’s All Turned Rather Violent At UCT [Videos]
18 Oct 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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?
A Group Of Protesters Attacked And Punched UCT Vice-Chancellor, Max Price [Video]
17 Oct 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Max Price has tried to engage with students without success thus far, and things have now gone from bad to worse. Even some UCT academics are angry with him.
Max Du Preez Reckons #FeesMustFall Has Nothing To Do With Fees Anymore – It’s A “Mini Arab Spring”
11 Oct 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
UPDATE: “War Zone” – Chaos At Universities Once More As Violence Erupts, Students Destroy Vehicle [Videos]
10 Oct 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
#FeesMustFall From A Police Perspective – Petrol Bombs, Drugs And Poo
07 Oct 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
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.
International Press Supports Our Students – Listen To This Reasoning
07 Oct 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
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.
BREAKING – UCT Shuts Down
05 Oct 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
Apparently Some Protesters At Wits Want A White Student To Die [Audio]
05 Oct 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
The #TakeBackWits Kids Are Marching And They’re Not Proving Popular [Videos]
05 Oct 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
Too Much? They’re Throwing Petrol Bombs At UCT [Video]
05 Oct 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
This Local Professor Outlines Why Free Higher Education In South Africa Will Never Work
29 Sep 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
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.
Staggering Stats On The Damage Caused To SA Universities During The Student Protests
27 Sep 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
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.
Remember Chumani Maxwele? He Is Being Accused Of Beating A Woman At The Wits Protests [Video]
05 Apr 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The student who became the face of the Rhodes Must Fall movement is facing serious allegations, pictures showing him getting very physical.
It’s All Happening At Wits University Again – Protesters Shut Down Lectures [Video]
04 Apr 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Wits University has once again been disrupted, some claiming that the EFF and other political parties are behind the protests.
The Varsity Cup Rugby Tournament Will Resume Next Week – But You Can’t Go Watch
10 Mar 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
After a two week hiatus following those violent clashes in Bloemfontein the Varsity Cup is back. Not that you’ll be allowed to go watch however.
Education Minister Blade Nzimande Runs Twitter #AskBlade Q&A, Gets Absolutely Torn Apart
26 Feb 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
A word of advice here Blade, when you run one of the most under fire departments in the country Twitter tends to play nasty. Let the floodgates open.
Cops, Guns, Blood And Pandemonium At North West University [Video]
25 Feb 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Life for students has changed, perhaps irrevocably, over the past year or so. Another example of how angry our students are coming from the North West.
Three More Videos Emerge From The University Of Free State Rugby Fight
23 Feb 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
As the country’s attention focuses in on the awful events in Bloemfontein yesterday more footage is painting a clearer picture of just what happened.
Hectic Protests Across Campuses In SA – Here’s The Latest Violent Incident [Videos]
23 Feb 2016 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
There were awful scenes playing out across the University of Free State campus yesterday, the worst of which may have taken place on the main rugby field.
EFF Protesters Are Burning Statues At The University Of Free State As AfriForum Marches At TUKS [Images]
23 Feb 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
If you’ve an eye on today’s biggest stories you’ll know that violence is rife across some of the country’s tertiary institutions. Here’s the latest from two.
UCT Students Lay Charges Against Vice-Chancellor Max Price
19 Feb 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Rhodes Must Fall has laid charges against Max Price and his cronies as they were responsible for the violent attacks on the students this week.
This Is The Black Artist Whose Paintings Were Burned On Tuesday By UCT Students
18 Feb 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The Art Times wrote an eulogy-esque write up on the paintings that were burnt by the UCT students on Tuesday. You would think someone had died.
“BEWARE OF MONKEYS” – Student Braais From His New Shack Built On Prime UCT Real Estate [Video]
16 Feb 2016 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
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.
Stellies To Drop Die Taal As Its Primary Language In 2016
13 Nov 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
As South Africa’s higher educations are feeling the pressure from the students’ demands, slight changes to the institutions are coming to light.
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