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Tag: University of Capetown
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South African Police Fight Students Demanding Free Education
JOHANNESBURG ― South African students protesting for free education disrupted lectures at one of the country’s leading universities on Tuesday, clashing with police who tried to disperse crowds with tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades. The violence at the University of the Witwatersrand, or Wits, in Johannesburg erupted despite an appeal from the vice-chancellor, […]
October 4, 2016
Students
South Africa says OK to University Fee Hikes, Amid Protests
JOHANNESBURG ― South Africa’s government says universities in the country can increase fees by no more than 8 percent next year, despite student warnings that they would protest against any new hikes. Blade Nzimande, the education minister, said Monday that financial constraints make it impossible to provide free higher education, as some protesters have demanded. […]
September 19, 2016
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