We were not drunk when we called for 0% increase - UFS SRC

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The University of the Free State's SRC president Lindokuhle Ntuli said on Monday students were not drunk when they called for a 0% increment to university fees.

"We were sober when we made the call for a 0% increase. We were not drunk. We made a call because the majority of our black people can't afford to pay fees," Ntuli told a large group of students gathered on campus.

At the time, students at the university had blocked the main gate at the Bloemfontein campus, with vehicles not allowed in or out.

Two police vehicles and one traffic vehicle had also blocked the main entrance.

Motorists were redirected to other university entrances. By 16:30 students marched back into campus.

By late on Monday night, there was still no access through the main gate.

Earlier on Monday Ntuli announced that campus would be shut down for the entire week.

Hundreds of students sang and danced as they disrupted classes at the university.

"We can't afford higher education and we are undermined by the state [and] the university is also undermining us," said Ntuli.

"We are here because we are poor. We are coming from a very bad history. This place continues to be preserved by white students who can afford fees."

Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande announced on Monday that universities could determine their own fee increments for 2017, but they should not exceed 8%.

News24 - http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/N...hen-we-called-for-0-increase-ufs-src-20160919
 
rpm said:
The University of the Free State's SRC president Lindokuhle Ntuli said on Monday students were not drunk when they called for a 0% increment to university fees.

"We were sober when we made the call for a 0% increase. We were not drunk. We made a call because the majority of our black people can't afford to pay fees," Ntuli told a large group of students gathered on campus.

At the time, students at the university had blocked the main gate at the Bloemfontein campus, with vehicles not allowed in or out.

Two police vehicles and one traffic vehicle had also blocked the main entrance.

Motorists were redirected to other university entrances. By 16:30 students marched back into campus.

By late on Monday night, there was still no access through the main gate.

Earlier on Monday Ntuli announced that campus would be shut down for the entire week.

Hundreds of students sang and danced as they disrupted classes at the university.

"We can't afford higher education and we are undermined by the state [and] the university is also undermining us," said Ntuli.

"We are here because we are poor. We are coming from a very bad history. This place continues to be preserved by white students who can afford fees."

Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande announced on Monday that universities could determine their own fee increments for 2017, but they should not exceed 8%.

News24 - http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/N...hen-we-called-for-0-increase-ufs-src-20160919
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You don't need to be drunk to act like an idiot, which is what you're doing Lindokuhle.

Beyond that, infringing on other peoples rights to get an eduction and to earn a living you are now acting like criminals.
 
rpm said:
We were not drunk. We made a call because the majority of our black people can't afford to pay fees
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Then why are they there in the first place? :wtf:

I know, I know, counter revolutionary, bloody agent, colonialist blablabla I must be ...
 
Odd, in other countries students work - in coffee shops, restaurants - everywhere really to pay their tuition fees.

In South Africa it has to be a free hand-out? What about those, regardless of race, who in years gone by in South Africa worked hard and paid their tuition fees?

Aside from unreasonable fare increases, we need to move away from creating a "lazy" generation.
 
neoprema said:
Odd, in other countries students work - in coffee shops, restaurants - everywhere really to pay their tuition fees.

In South Africa it has to be a free hand-out? What about those, regardless of race, who in years gone by in South Africa worked hard and paid their tuition fees?

Aside from unreasonable fare increases, we need to move away from creating a "lazy" generation.
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I think that ship has sailed.
 
"We are here because we are poor. We are coming from a very bad history. This place continues to be preserved by white students who can afford fees."
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We all start off poor, get back to your studies and it will work out at the end. No freebies in life.
 
As they say to drunk folks that do silly things, it brings out your true character, and works both ways round probably just worse if you were silly at the getgo.

This entitlement expectation is going to be smashed into the ground when you enter the real world.
Business does not, will not and cannot afford to suffer fools gladly.

Whilst no one denies some students have great challenges financially this little revolutionary tirade is old hat, destructive and does little to solve the problem.
 
"0% increase" is self-contradictory, which is why it was a stupid slogan made by stupid people.
 
neoprema said:
Odd, in other countries students work - in coffee shops, restaurants - everywhere really to pay their tuition fees.
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This is true but may not be such a viable strategy here because the SA economy is so poor. In first world countries menial jobs like these (waitrons, burger flippers, shop clerks, delivery boys, baristas etc.) are done by university or even high school students trying to make money on the side in many cases.

Now in SA with the poor economy and lack of jobs these jobs are taken by adults who never move on to other, better jobs, freeing them for future students. It's not impossible obviously, but in SA these kids have increased competition from poor adults as well.
 
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I'm waiting for the "these rich whities expect us to work to get money! They must give us the money, #WorkForTheMasterMustFall!"
 
Knyro said:
This is true but may not be such a viable strategy here because the SA economy is so poor. In first world countries menial jobs like these (waitrons, burger flippers, shop clerks, delivery boys, baristas etc.) are done by university or even high school students trying to make money on the side in many cases.

Now in SA with the poor economy and lack of jobs these jobs are taken by adults who never move on to other, better jobs, freeing them for future students. It's not impossible obviously, but in SA these kids have increased competition from poor adults as well.
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That's actually happening in first world countries now to. Lots of adults are stuck in those exact same dead end jobs,the one problem about having everyone go to college is. You don't have enough jobs for every BA or Bcom etc... Over education can lead to the same problem but the person is saddled with massive debt.
The first thing that needs be realised is that there needs to be some people to do menial jobs.
 
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