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There is inadequate communication between the government, students and university stakeholders on fees and other financial matters.
Phill Magakoe/AFP Nombulelo Shange and Ntando Sindane write that for President Cyril Ramaphosa to label the unrest two weeks ago as illegitimate glosses over the pain of protesters like it is meaningless and it whitewashes protest, thus negating our own protest history. The recent protests were originally sparked by the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma. His arrest might have started the protests, but the protests have arguably spiralled into something far greater. The riots mirrored the consequences of what happens when people live in extreme poverty, joblessness, and brazen inequalit...