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23 Oct 2015 12:44 #275817
by The Captain
Student protests have forced the government to halt an increase in tuition fees
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After days of peaceful student protests over a steep hike in university tuition fees marked by severe police crackdowns and the liberal use of stun grenades, South African president Jacob Zuma bowed to activists’ demands on Friday. In a short televised statement the embattled President announced that for the next year at least, tuition costs would not change. “We agreed that there will be a zero increase of university fees in 2016,†he said, conceding victory to a student movement that has surprised many in South Africa with its discipline and unity of purpose. Though protests in Pretoria erupted into chaos earlier on Friday, with activists tearing down security fences and setting portable toilets alight, most of the other marches remained peaceful, despite a strong police crackdown.
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23 Oct 2015 12:58 #275824
by ketchim
hahahha : ramesh said in guyana is the same thing .
Black clamoring for an Ivy League education !
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