Wits students protest over tuition fee increase

Jola said:
Really, how realistic is that ?

Maybe he just tried to slowly force his way through.

Would like to see video of the incident.

Also remember that by obstructing a public road they were committing a criminal offence.
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For his sake I hope he has SASRIA insurance, your policy won't cover damage from civil unrest otherwise.
 
dualmeister said:
If you are surrounded by an angry mob are you:

a.) Going to get out of your vehicle.
b.) Try and get the hell out of there.

PS, the driver.

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Interesting text in that source article where they call it a "Black student protest", yes the majority of people protesting re black but this is an issue that ALL students are having to deal with (the issue being high fees before my statements get misconstrued)

Terrible that people and property is getting damaged. RU students have managed to get some of their demands accepted by the university without needing to burn property (tires aside)
 
Fazda said:
Christ this sickens me they are nothing but a bunch of f@cking thugs!! :mad:

What is it with this bloody country where nothing can be done without destroying property and lives as well, for that matter!! :mad: :mad:
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I’m pissed as well, I also received a reality check over the weekend and now this which only supports my viewpoint on the matter. Look, the tuition increase is ridiculous, but these actions by the protesters are criminal and unconstitutional. There are many positive ways to come to an agreement, this isn’t one and their way is considered revolutionary which is troubling.
 
Protesting Wits students threaten to beat up journalists

Jeanette Chabalala and Adam Wakefield, News24

Johannesburg - Students from the University of the Witwatersrand protesting against fee increases threatened to beat up journalists on Tuesday.

A News24 journalist and other media observing the students at the gates of the Wits Medical School, where students were reportedly writing exams, were told they would be assaulted if they did not leave.

"We don't want the media. You guys are painting us bad in front of our parents so we don't want you here," one student told News24.

Photographers were also pushed by students. The protesting students numbered a few dozen at the gates of the campus, with no security or police in sight.

The protesting students then went inside the campus, where it was believed they intended to disrupt exams.

The protests flared up last week following the university's announcement that fees would be increased by 10.5%, to account for rising costs and inflation.

‘Make Joburg ungovernable’

On Monday, Wits EFF student chair Vuyani Phambo told students they planned to push their protest further, taking power away from Wits Vice Chancellor Adam Habib.

The students said they wanted to make Johannesburg ungovernable by "frustrating white monopoly capital".

This comes after negotiations reached a deadlock when the Wits council refused to meet with the students as planned on Monday, after they allegedly broke into a locked Senate House concourse during the morning.

Later on Monday, students marched to Empire Road where reports emerged that students had overturned a van and thrown stones at cars.

SRC sitting president at Wits, Shaeera Kalla, said they will demand that the university extend the exam timetable for a week, as well as assignments and tests.

Blade Nzimande visit?

While gathered at the Senate House, students demanded that Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande come and address them, saying they felt insulted by him.

The minister was scheduled to meet with various vice chancellors on Tuesday after protests at Rhodes University, the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Stellenbosch University, all against fee hikes.

Classes were suspended at Wits, Rhodes and UCT on Monday, and again on Tuesday.

At Stellenbosch, students were occupying the Admin B building, while at the University of Pretoria, SRC president Mosibudi Rasethaba rejected an earlier statement from the university that an agreement had been reached.

News24
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http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/N...ents-threaten-to-beat-up-journalists-20151020
 
The students said they wanted to make Johannesburg ungovernable by "frustrating white monopoly capital".
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The same white monopoly capital that pays the taxes that allows govt to subsidise the universities ?

Why are such stupid people even in university ?
 
SammyD, tell your comrades to not threaten people with violence

A News24 journalist and other media observing the students at the gates of the Wits Medical School, where students were reportedly writing exams, were told they would be assaulted if they did not leave.
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schumi said:
"We don't want the media. You guys are painting us bad in front of our parents so we don't want you here," one student told News24.
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Ahahahahahahaha

They're reporting it as they see it - I hope your parents are proud!
 
daveza said:
The same white monopoly capital that pays the taxes that allows govt to subsidise the universities ?

Why are such stupid people even in university ?
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Where is this "white monopoly capital" anyway? Most large companies are on the stock exchange where the general public, foreigners and government itself is invested in them. In fact, the estimate is that about 90% of the JSE is owned by pension funds and insurance companies, etc - it is actually impossible to put a racial figure on it as there is no practical way of tracing every individual's deposits.
 
While gathered at the Senate House, students demanded that Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande come and address them, saying they felt insulted by him.
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Finally, a little bit of sense. Government policy directly has led to these universities having to secure additional funding so this situation is of the Government's making.
 
The blame lies at the feet of government - if they'd kept the increase is their subsidies up at inflation or above inflation these increases wouldn't be necessary.
 
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