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Feesmustfall

​Un/Settled: The absolution that wasn’t, and the meaning of being white today
Article
/ 24 October 2016

​Un/Settled: The absolution that wasn’t, and the meaning of being white today

Un/Settled is a documentary and multimedia project that explores “white” identity in South Africa as it is destabilised and questioned.

By Sydelle Willow Smith
#FeesMustFall: TUT extends condolences to family of student killed at protest
Article
/ 21 October 2016

#FeesMustFall: TUT extends condolences to family of student killed at protest

Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide.

By Prega Govender
Letters to the editor: October 21 to 27 2016
Article
/ 21 October 2016

Letters to the editor: October 21 to 27 2016

Readers write in about varsity tuition, and religion.

By Letters
Student leader shot in the back thirteen times
Article
/ 21 October 2016

Student leader shot in the back thirteen times

The shooting took place outside the university’s careers and counselling development unit.

By Govan Whittles
Inequalities increase as fees rise
Article
/ 21 October 2016

Inequalities increase as fees rise

South Africa is trudging California’s ruined road of tertiary education to inequality and exclusion

By Staff Reporter
‘Peace conditional on releasing students’
Article
/ 21 October 2016

‘Peace conditional on releasing students’

Students say Habib has been invited to address mass meetings ever since the protests began, but failed to show up.

By Govan Whittles
Cops who shot Shaeera Kalla to be subject of investigation
Article
/ 20 October 2016

Cops who shot Shaeera Kalla to be subject of investigation

The South African Police service said the case will be handed to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate.

By Raeesa Pather and Govan Whittles
Police fire rubber bullets at students, Shaeera Kalla shot multiple times
Article
/ 20 October 2016

Police fire rubber bullets at students, Shaeera Kalla shot multiple times

Protesting students at the University of Witwatersrand clashed with police after they disrupted classes and tests on Thursday.

By News 24 and Staff Reporter
Gordhan to meet fees commission
Article
/ 20 October 2016

Gordhan to meet fees commission

Input from the finance minister will help the inquiry understand the viability of free higher education.

By Prega Govender
Huge student march planned for Union Buildings
Article
/ 20 October 2016

Huge student march planned for Union Buildings

Hundreds of students are expected to march on the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday to call for free tertiary education.

By News 24
The rise and fall of Nompendulo Mkhatshwa, the Wits SRC president
Article
/ 20 October 2016

The rise and fall of Nompendulo Mkhatshwa, the Wits SRC president

She was the darling of the media but all the publicity compromised her integrity and ultimately turned the students against her.

By Govan Whittles
Curfews, arrests and a weekend of violence at Wits
Article
/ 17 October 2016

Curfews, arrests and a weekend of violence at Wits

Wits and the surrounding area saw more protests this weekend than any other during the course of the last five weeks.

By Raeesa Pather
#FeesMustFall leader Mcebo Dlamini to remain in police custody
Article
/ 17 October 2016

#FeesMustFall leader Mcebo Dlamini to remain in police custody

The case against #FeesMustFall leader and former Wits SRC president Mcebo Dlamini was postponed in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

By News 24
#WitsHungerStrike: Four tips to protect your eyes during a protest
Article
/ 17 October 2016

#WitsHungerStrike: Four tips to protect your eyes during a protest

Police often use tear gas as a method of crowd control. Here are some tips to keep safe when those tear gas canisters start flying from our archives.

By Pontsho Pilane
​#CulturePop: Thuli’s dirt on Zuma and other bad behaviour
Article
/ 17 October 2016

​#CulturePop: Thuli’s dirt on Zuma and other bad behaviour

Trevor Noah calls out Donald Trump on ‘locker-room’ talk and aluta continua for #FeesMustFall

By Kuntha Ndimande
Police hunt down student leaders
Article
/ 14 October 2016

Police hunt down student leaders

Wits #FeesMustFall leaders have been warned that police are looking for them

By Govan Whittles
Letters to the editor: October 14 to 20 2016
Article
/ 14 October 2016

Letters to the editor: October 14 to 20 2016

Readers write in about student protests, female miners, and the birth of a new world.

By Letters
​An open letter from Rhodes to Nzimande and Gordhan
Article
/ 14 October 2016

​An open letter from Rhodes to Nzimande and Gordhan

‘As academics and support staff, their struggle is ours too.’

By Staff Reporter
Students demand Jacob Zuma’s commitment
Article
/ 14 October 2016

Students demand Jacob Zuma’s commitment

Student unions have rejected the ministerial task team, saying they want to speak to the president.

By Prega Govender
Nzimande: Free higher education for all won’t be  government policy for a long time
Article
/ 13 October 2016

Nzimande: Free higher education for all won’t be government policy for a long time

The minister was making his presentation before the commission tasked with investigating the feasibility of providing fee-free higher education.

By Prega Govender
VUT sees fire, as student leaders urge calm
Article
/ 13 October 2016

VUT sees fire, as student leaders urge calm

In response to recent expulsions and suspensions, VUT students began another wave protests, demanding that students be allowed to return to campus.

By Raeesa Pather
#FeesMustFall ‘burns’ queer students
Article
/ 13 October 2016

#FeesMustFall ‘burns’ queer students

What started off as inclusive has devolved into a largely patriarchal campaign, activists say.

By Carl Collison
#FeesMustFall: It’s time to move to an inclusive approach
Analysis
/ 13 October 2016

#FeesMustFall: It’s time to move to an inclusive approach

The ANC must take responsibility for promising free, quality education for all – then keeping mum.

By Staff Reporter
#FeesMustFall leader Mcebo Dlamini vows that Wits will remain closed
Article
/ 10 October 2016

#FeesMustFall leader Mcebo Dlamini vows that Wits will remain closed

Mcebo Dlamini – leading the vanguard of the #FeesMustFall movement at Wits – has vowed to ensure that the institution remains closed.

By News 24
Wits general assembly postponed as negotiations break down
Article
/ 7 October 2016

Wits general assembly postponed as negotiations break down

Despite negotiations, the University Of Witwatersrand released a statement saying the much anticipated general assembly would be postponed

By Raeesa Pather
Free university for all is unrealistic
Article
/ 7 October 2016

Free university for all is unrealistic

South Africa’s economy won’t be able to shoulder the burden of what students are demanding

By Staff Reporter
Decolonising our spaces as a matter of urgency
Article
/ 6 October 2016

Decolonising our spaces as a matter of urgency

Iimbali is a space for stories and other narrative-based social analysis.

By Milisuthando Bongela
#WitsFeesMustFall vs #TakeWitsBack: Whose right is it to protest?
Article
/ 5 October 2016

#WitsFeesMustFall vs #TakeWitsBack: Whose right is it to protest?

Students from both camps want to reclaim the university space, but for different reasons.

By Raeesa Pather
Phahlane: Throwing stones and firing rubber bullets is not the solution
Article
/ 4 October 2016

Phahlane: Throwing stones and firing rubber bullets is not the solution

The acting national police commissioner says police officers must exercise maximum restraint during #FeesMustFall protests.

By Mpho Raborife and Jeanette Chabalala
WATCH: Mayhem at Wits after police release rubber bullets and stun grenades on students
Article
/ 4 October 2016

WATCH: Mayhem at Wits after police release rubber bullets and stun grenades on students

Violence has erupted at Wits University once more after police opened fire on protesting students earlier this morning.

By Staff Reporter
Stun grenades fired at protesting Wits students, #FeesMustFall leader arrested
Article
/ 4 October 2016

Stun grenades fired at protesting Wits students, #FeesMustFall leader arrested

Police have fired stun grenades to disperse protesting Wits University students near the institution’s Solomon Mahlangu House on Tuesday morning.

By News 24
Zuma, Nzimande call for an end to university shutdowns
Article
/ 3 October 2016

Zuma, Nzimande call for an end to university shutdowns

President Jacob Zuma and Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande spoke at the Higher Education Stakeholder Summit this morning.

By Raeesa Pather
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