Wits students protest over tuition fee increase

SammyD said:
Apparently to offset decreasing government subsidies and provide for current staff salary increases.

There are also two student residences which are gonna be torn down. One to build a parking lot and the other to "apparently" build...wait for it...a hotel (second one unconfirmed).
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Why would they tear down a residence? Surely universities need more housing not less.
 
Scum! Go speak to your government and ask why they're stealing your future & causing economic hardships with their stupidity. Then ask yourself if you're not part of the problem, supporting the very government that's taking you for a dive.

My brothers daughter got caught up in this, was accused of being a rich white for not wanting to join the riot & was forced into some building by the mob. She got out via a lecturer who discovered an exit that wasn't blocked off, but had to abandon her car in the parking lot & beg a ride all the way to Roodepoort.

****ing scum doesn't deserve the privilege of being able to study, not if they're actively preventing others who strive to pass.
 
cr@zydude said:
Why would they tear down a residence? Surely universities need more housing not less.
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Still trying to figure that one out. The protest at the Business School (where said residence is) the night before the major protest was about the residence not fee increases. Its probably to please major donors or something though.
 
Staff and students at the University of the Witwatersrand have all gone home following a student protest that saw gates barricaded for most of Wednesday.

University spokesperson Shirona Patel said all the gates except for one had been opened.

"All staff members and day students have gone home. The protesting students are being addressed by the SRC in front of the Senate Building," she said.

Patel said learning would resume on Thursday.

"Tomorrow [Thursday] it will be business as usual. We will have extra security but if anything changes, we will let the staff and students know," said Patel.

Classes and academic activities at the institution were suspended on Wednesday following a protest over fee increases. The university said there was an altercation on Wednesday morning and some classes were vandalised at the Wits Business School.

News24 - http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Gates-opened-at-Wits-20151014
 
He's talking about killing kids. Lots of them. Maybe he should offer up his own to be gunned down. http://imgur.com/MDk5vpq How many kids do you think are in that group? Or have you guys been going with the university's"200-300 students" statements.
 
From twitter looks like people are still blocking entrances
 
evilstebunny said:
Scum! Go speak to your government and ask why they're stealing your future & causing economic hardships with their stupidity. Then ask yourself if you're not part of the problem, supporting the very government that's taking you for a dive.

My brothers daughter got caught up in this, was accused of being a rich white for not wanting to join the riot & was forced into some building by the mob. She got out via a lecturer who discovered an exit that wasn't blocked off, but had to abandon her car in the parking lot & beg a ride all the way to Roodepoort.

****ing scum doesn't deserve the privilege of being able to study, not if they're actively preventing others who strive to pass.
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this ....... protest the idiot government that has the rand tanking and the economy shyte you idiots. But no, much easier to cause chaos for other learners and blame it on the whites ne.
 
crackersa said:
Thanks, so the university is not being unreasonable.

it's a delicate situation, would be interesting on how this can actually be solved and make all parties happy.
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Not at all, these aren't hikes for the sake of it, they're to keep up with the unfortunate rand tanking.

That being said what's the solution? From my mind the cost must either be passed on to the students (second choice), or the government (first choice). Wits should not compromise on the quality of their education unless they have no other choice.

/Looks at degree from Wits hanging on the wall, hopes it will still be worth something in the coming years.
 
SammyD said:
You don't know what you're talking about.
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I know that they are holding people hostage and parents are panicked to get their children out of Wits.
I know you have the right to protest, picket etc but it may not infringe on others rights which these ****ers clearly don't give a **** about.

Yeah it sucks that the increase is over 10% and I would also complain. Difference is I don't infringe on others rights by holding them hosting, rampaging and destroying other peoples property. These people now deserve to be shot. It's idiots like you that think it's ok to act like a criminal when you disagree with something. YOU are the problem with this country!
 
Its is unfortunate that lectures are having to be shut so close to exams, I'd be so upset. Hopefully a peaceful resolution can be found. Challenging though as the cost of varsity IS prohibitively expensive and there aren't enough scholarships for EVERYONE who is unable to afford. Yes University is not a right but once you do qualify (academically) there is still the financial aspect of it..tough spot to be in for the Varsities
 
SammyD said:
Whatever OTHER burning and smashing they want to do is what you said. That implies there's already been burning and smashing.
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Yes, at least once every 3-6 months there is a rampage by the ANCYL, Communist YL etc etc. It's time to wake up and put what you people have left to good use instead of destroying what little your retarded government hasn't already stolen, plunder, sold, or laid waste to. But you won't because "rich white people", "apartheid", "not my job", "government will provide", "Jan van Riebeeck's fault", "bloody whites", "bloody agents", "still not my job", "you're white so you must pay" etc etc etc.

Absolutely pathetic!
 
^^vampire^^ said:
I know that they are holding people hostage and parents are panicked to get their children out of Wits.


I know you have the right to protest, picket etc but it may not infringe on others rights which these ****ers clearly don't give a **** about.





Yeah it sucks that the increase is over 10% and I would also complain. Difference is I don't infringe on others rights by holding them hosting, rampaging and destroying other peoples property. These people now deserve to be shot. It's idiots like you that think it's ok to act like a criminal when you disagree with something. YOU are the problem with this country!
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My friend and I walked right out of the OLS gate yesterday. Didn't even have to swipe out. Another one of my friends used another gate to get out. When she was walked by a closed off entrance she came across the panicked parents you're talking. She asked then why they insist on their kids using this particular gate when there are other open gates. Who's property was destroyed?



https://youtu.be/L1IcclVEs1Q

Quite the rampage this.



Oh I'm an idiot? Oh I actually learnt something from your post. I don't condone any criminal acts. My facebook feed is flooded by videos and pics from yesterday and last night. Even one of some protesters sitting on the ground studying (snacks and everything). I bet I know a whole lot more about what's happening at Wits than you.
 
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Protesting students block entrances to Wits for the second day

JOHANNESBURG - Entrances to Wits University have been closed off for a second day due to protests over proposed fee increases.

The institution is looking to implement a 10,5 percent hike and the students are demanding that the fee increases be reviewed.

This morning, a small group of students are demonstrating at the Smit Street entrance saying they will not stand for further university fee increases.

Yesterday, all lectures and tests were suspended due to the protest.

At the same time Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has ordered his department to investigate the cost drivers in the country’s universities that determine the hikes.

The department says it’s concerned about the trend of fee increments on a yearly basis saying students can no longer keep up.

Nzimande has called the fee hikes an exclusionary measure.

The minister’s spokesperson Khaye Nkwanyana, says students already have to contend with other extra costs.

“Some of them tell us they import material from overseas and because of the exchange value against the rand, so they need to recover that money.”

Earlier this morning, the university advised students and staff not to use its Yale Road entrance because of the protest.
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More at http://ewn.co.za/2015/10/15/Higher-education-dept-investigates-factors-in-tuition-fees-increases
 
i saw an interview on tv last night - students will have to fork up around R10 000 on registration ??
R10 000 ?


that's way unacceptable
the country needs educated people and yet this kind of obstacle is placed in front of those with the most potential !
 
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