The City of Cape Town has vehemently denied suggestions it endorsed a controversial “#ZumaMustFall” banner that went up on the face of a building in Kloof Street on Friday. There have been some accusations that the DA-led City may have had a hand in the banner, particular in providing the[…]
This year’s local government elections could see many students turning their back on the ANC, or the whole system of voting, opting instead for the ”direct democracy” of protests, a political analyst has said. ”They don’t channel their discontent into voting for an opposition party – they rather take it[…]
Wits University management has until noon on Tuesday to meet the demands of its SRC, following the suspension of student registration because of protests. The university said on Monday that “face-to-face” registration would continue on Wednesday. It said most students would still be able to register online. Wits student representative[…]
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande urged student leaders to talk to the department if they still had problems over university fees and funding as the #FeesMustFall protests showed signs of returning in 2016. “We understand. Legitimately they are asking us to implement our own policies,” said Nzimande after unveiling a[…]
“The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) cannot provide for all students who qualify academically for tertiary education and the reality is that being intelligent is just not good enough if you are poor.” This is the view of former Wits University SRC head, Shaeera Kalla, who responded to national[…]
#ZumaMustFall marches in Pretoria and Johannesburg began to dwindle at midday on Wednesday. Thousands had turned out and called for the removal of President Jacob Zuma. At the Union Buildings in Pretoria, the crowd had shrunk to less than 200 as proceedings pushed into the afternoon. Those that were left[…]
Below are some images from today’s #ZumaMustFall protest in the Cape Town CBD.
Members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) in Parliament want an independent person to be appointed to oversee possible disciplinary actions against them. The workers, who were on strike for more than three weeks and called it off on Wednesday, hope to be back at work[…]
There was a ruckus outside the ANC’s headquarters in Cape Town this afternoon as Democratic Alliance supporters protested against alleged relations between President Jacob Zuma, Marius Fransman and gangsters on the Cape Flats. This follows reports last month that President Jacob Zuma met with known gang members to mobilise support[…]
Residents of the southern Egyptian city of Luxor have staged a rally in protest at the death of a man in police custody, the latest in a string of killings by security forces, the state-owned Ahram newspaper reported. The protest on Tuesday came almost a week after the death of[…]
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