Sharon Seretlo, Gallo Images The South African Union of Students says it met with various stakeholders including the Public Protector and the Human Rights Commission over university fee protests. Following a meeting with Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande SAUS says they met with university SRCs and unanimously decided to end the national shutdown over fees. According to SAUS, 22 out of the 26 universities have agreed to suspend academic exclusions for the 2020 year. The South African Union of Students (SAUS) says it has reached an agreement with higher education stakeholders, thus ending the national shutdown of institutions of higher learning over fees.