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Students vow to continue protests until demands to scrap debt, varsity fees are met
By Chulumanco Mahamba
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Johannesburg - South African university students have vowed to not retreat or surrender, as ongoing protests over tertiary funding continues across the country, threatening a national shutdown.
There appears to be no end for student protests, as students vowed to continue the fight for free higher education, as a national shutdown at institutions of higher learning looms today.
The students are calling for historic debts to be scrapped and free registration for all students in 2021, among other demands.
Last week, a 35-year-old government employee Mthokozisi Ntumba, an innocent bystander, was killed when police fired rubber bullets during a student protest in Braamfontein.
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Blade Nzimande must fix university system âor face national shutdown on Mondayâ
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Johannesburg - Protesting university students gave Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Blade Nzimande until 5pm on Friday to respond to their wide-ranging and extensive list of demands or face a nationwide shutdown from Monday.
The SA Union of Students (Saus) wrote to Nzimande on Wednesday this week listing 15 demands that should have been met by yesterday.
Among the studentsâ demands are financial clearance and that historical debts for all students in order to âensure smooth registrationâ as it happened at the University of the Western Cape.