Students at the University Of Witwatersrand have been protesting over the proposed increased in tuition fees for next year. The institution has proposed an increase of 10.5%. Gates entering the university have been barricaded preventing both the staff and student s from entering the institution. A high police presence has been maintained at the university to keep calm and order as the students protest. Other universities around South Africa have also joined the march in protest of the high cost of tertiary education. Student organisations have been seen at the fore front of the march, saying the parents are already struggling to cope with the existing fees, and they wouldn’t even begin to cope with the increase.
To help to unpack this global crisis we have on the line:……
1. KhayeNkwanyana Spokesperson Department of Higher Education and Training
2. NompenduloMkhatshwa SRC President: Wits
3. VuyaniPambo Economic Freedom Fighters SRC
