Africans rising
PHOTOS: Wave of protests sweeps through SA universities
A series of major students protests are rippling through some of South Africa’s eminent universities, forcing the country’s tertiary education structures into a time of serious introspection
Black students at some of South Africa’s top universities have drawn the line; enough is enough. They’ve taken a stand against the blatant extortion and “exclusionary tactics” employed by these institutions by way of tuition fee increases to keep tertiary education as a privilege for a small portion of the country’s population.
Protests rippled through the University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Stellenbosch, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), Rhodes University, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the University of Fort Hare (UFH) under the calls to arms, #feesmustfall, #endoutsourcing, #uctfeesmustfall, #stelliesfeesmustfall, #cputfeesmustfall, #rhodesfeesmustfall, #witsfeesmustfall and #ufhfeesmustfall. Many protests have been receiving increasing support from community members and university academic staff
Over the next few days, we will be monitoring the events around these protests and giving you regular updates. Below are some powerful images we were able to grab from social media:
University of Cape Town
Photo: Wandile Kasibe
Photo: Wandile Kasibe
Photo: Wandile Kasibe
Photo: Wandile Kasibe
University of the Witwatersrand
Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
Photo: Sithembiso Zulu/eNCA
Photo: eNCA
Photo: eNCA
Photo: eNCA
Photo: The Citizen
Rhodes University
"Class of 2015" #FeesMustFall #RhodesFeesMustFall pic.twitter.com/mNhEPp6PC1
— #ReActivated (@ActivateOnline) October 20, 2015
"SAPS don't hurt any more of our children." #RhodesFeesMustFall pic.twitter.com/Jclxjh3cqX
— #ReActivated (@ActivateOnline) October 20, 2015
More photos from the protest today #RhodesFeesMustFall pic.twitter.com/LepEE2WBjb
— #ReActivated (@ActivateOnline) October 20, 2015
#RhodesFeesMustFall pic.twitter.com/QCDa1nKzXF
— #ReActivated (@ActivateOnline) October 20, 2015
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
#cputfeesmustfall The struggle continues.
Cape Town Campus Closed pic.twitter.com/mt14EFf9l7
— Dr Tshutsha (@Bhut_Tshutsha) October 20, 2015
https://twitter.com/Ms_Omuhle/status/656451969951899649
https://twitter.com/FanelwaTom/status/656527602849554432
No student will EVER be excluded based on financial expulsion! #CPUTFeesMustFall #UCTFeesMustFall pic.twitter.com/OrAT6mnIcw
— Ra-ees Moerat (@RMoerat) October 20, 2015
#cputfeesmustfall. ..In the Sun …#FeesMustFall pic.twitter.com/GchvH49Fgt
— Keletso (@KeletsoMoloto_) October 20, 2015
University of Stellenbosch
https://twitter.com/IngeBeukes13/status/656423519610368000
https://twitter.com/IngeBeukes13/status/656166173231419392
Basically. #StelliesFeesMustFall pic.twitter.com/RDLURGQMpY
— Mamohau Seseane (@Mamohau_S) October 19, 2015
https://twitter.com/baisemain_anna/status/656103411394486272
University of Forth Hare
#FeesMustFall #AccessToEducation #UFHFeesMustFall #BladeMustFall @dzivhaniwasaby @NjaniLizwi @lwandoresha pic.twitter.com/8jOGgHqKuK
— Kumkanikazi of the Tribe 😍 MaSoga (@Endinakokulue) October 20, 2015
SRC-Management Meeting: Students Observing! #FeesMustFall #UFHfeesMustFall @eNCA @ewnreporter pic.twitter.com/cH25eqH09p
— KB Mogatosi (@Mogatosi_Kabelo) October 20, 2015
PICS: #FortHare united – #UFHfeesMustFall #FeesMustFall! pic.twitter.com/BrXkPRdJck
— OFFICIAL DASO UFH (@dasoufh) October 20, 2015
Democrats coming out at the Student Center to join the mass action #UfhFeesMustFall #NoStudentLeftBehind pic.twitter.com/Wcm8rW2LQP
— Azola Mboniswa (@AzolaMboniswa) October 20, 2015
