Students hold UWC staffer hostage as condition for engagement
Students held a University of the Western Cape staffer hostage on Tuesday as a negotiating tool during protests at the Bellville campus.
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PICS: Student Protests – 0% tuition hike meets Stun Grenades, Rubber Bullets
The sound of rubber bullets, stun grenades, and stones hitting police nyalas greeted President Jacob Zuma’s announcement on Friday afternoon that university fees would rise by 0% in 2016.
Madonsela: Unless politicians also bend knee to law, country will be lost
Thuli Madonsela says without respect for the rule of law, the public protector’s office cannot be a meaningful buffer between government and the people.
Rupert, Zuma agree: Late Maties rector Botman was one of good guys
The passing of Stellenbosch University’s vice chancellor and rector Prof H Russel Botman (61) has evoked considerable reaction. He died in his sleep on Friday night.  He joined the university in 2000 and had held what is effectively the post of CEO for the past seven years. The university’s chancellor, Richemont chairman Johann Rupert described Botman … Read more