Gwede Mantashe: “If I was the Minister, I’d close universities for six months.”
South African universities suspended classes and closed campuses as police clashed with students protesting tuition fee increases and demanding free education.
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Violence escalates: NWU shuts doors, students should leave campus
The closure of the Mahikeng campus came after students torched buildings following clashes with security officials from a private company earlier in the day.
Updated with full responses from Wits’ VC and President of Convocation: Wits VC slams SRC head Hitler remarks “racist”
Wits University SRC president, Mcebo Dlamini, is making waves on the local news scene for a comments he made on Facebook about his adoration of Hitler.
TUT management, student leaders to continue talks
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will continue talks with student leaders on Monday in an effort to reopen its campuses, the institution said. “We hope to reach a resolution very soon,” said spokeswoman Willa de Ruyter. She said TUT management was willing to engage with student leaders but said they needed assurances that there … Read more