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Fees Must Fall activist Bonginkosi Khanyile trial continues

LOCAL The trial of Fees Must Fall activist Bonginkosi Khanyile on charges relating to the unrest in July last year, is due to start in the Durban Regional Court on Monday. Khanyile is one of 19 alleged instigators of violence during the unrest, who were arrested last year. He is facing charges of incitement to violence and contravening COVID-19 regulations that prohibited meetings at the time. During Khanyile’s bail application the state […]

15 August 2022

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Fee-free education plan ‘architect’ sets the record straight

The so-called architect behind President Jacob Zuma's fee-free education plan says it was not his brainchild alone, but rather a collective effort. Speaking to PowerFM presenter Iman Rappetti at the ANC's 54th elective conference on Wednesday, Mukhove Morris Masutha said the plan was aimed at "decommodifying education" and addressing the lack of trust between higher education students and the ruling party. Clad in white ANC regalia, a passionate Masutha said […]

21 December 2017

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Fees Must Fall’s Mcebo Dlamini back in court

Fees Must Fall activist Mcebo Dlamini is expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, facing charges of theft‚ assault‚ public violence and malicious damage to property in connection with student protests in October 2016. He was arrested in October 2016, but was released on R2,000 bail in November in the Palm Ridge High Court. On August 15, Dlamini told the court that he needed to seek alternative […]

29 August 2017

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Fees Must Fall: Where the movement stands now

By Yaseen Kippie The Fees Must Fall Movement (FMF) has made efforts in researching potential models pursuing free education. A booklet titled 'Protesting Policy- Interrogating Free Decolonised Higher Education Funding' was handed out to attendees at a public meeting at UCT's Jameson Hall last week. The meeting, presented by students and workers, demanded a more serious approach to the issues of free education as well as wage increases for workers […]

28 June 2017

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Students to march to Parliament tomorrow

The Fees Must Fall campaign has planned to stage a march to parliament tomorrow in an attempt to continue the quest for free education in South Africa. Members of the campaign also wish to hand over a memorandum to the minister of education. The memorandum will detail the importance and the need for free education in the country. Three UCT members of the campaign spoke to VOC to discuss the […]

25 October 2016

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Ulema support students, but caution against violence

In recent weeks, the Fees Must Fall (FMF) movement has dominated headlines and called to the fore all stakeholders as violence continues to surge. Universities across the country have witnessed an alarming outbreak of violence, from the destruction of property to confrontation between police and students, as frustrated students demand engagement by universities and government. In response to the almost deadly violence, organisations from all disciplines have condemned the actions […]

19 October 2016

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Student leaders reject Zuma’s task team

The ministerial task team President Jacob Zuma set up to look into the crisis in higher education was an attempt to avoid dealing with the real crisis, some student leaders said on Wednesday. "He can’t go around establishing task teams and commissions, when all we want is free education. At this rate he will set up a commission for a mere pothole," University of Limpopo student leader Isaac Hlungwana said. […]

13 October 2016

Fees Must Fall

Fees Must Fall activist Bonginkosi Khanyile trial continues

Fee-free education plan ‘architect’ sets the record straight

Fees Must Fall’s Mcebo Dlamini back in court

Fees Must Fall: Where the movement stands now

Students to march to Parliament tomorrow

Ulema support students, but caution against violence

Student leaders reject Zuma’s task team

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