Zuma argues students' demand for free education is in line with party policies 13 March 2021 - 10:37 "It's not a small feat that students fight for the right thing and they get shot at. How do you explain this to people?" former president Jacob Zuma said. Image: JAMES OATWAY/SUNDAY TIMES Former President Jacob Zuma did not mince his words during the latest tea party at his Nkandla homestead, slamming the ANC government for continued nationwide student protests which saw the fatal shooting of a bystander, Mthokozisi Ntumba. Zuma, who declared free education for all in December 2017, despite a finding by the Heher Commission that universal free tertiary education was not feasible, said that students were demanding what was rightfully theirs.