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A protest by South Africa's university students made international news in 2016. The #FeesMustFall protest spread to London, New York, Tokyo and elsewhere.The protests started at Wits University in Johannesburg in October 2015. They spread across the country to University of Cape Town, Rhodes University and at least 15 major institutions of higher learning across the country. When they finally arrived at the Union Buildings - the country's official seat of government - the gloves were off...

* This was compiled with the help of several SABC reporters, UCT PhD student Wandile Kasibe and The Daily Vox reporter Raeesa Pather