JOHANNESBURG – Students on several campuses around the country have begun their intentions to stage a shut down at the designated campuses.
This follows Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande's announcement on Monday that universities and colleges should increase fees by no more than 8% in 2017.
University of Witwatersrand (Wits)
Students at Wits university have vowed to shut down the university.
"We shutting down" #Fees2017 pic.twitter.com/lmALLbN5NM
— DiTiro Selepe (@Tiro_1632) September 19, 2016
The university, however said the academic programme and all university activities continue as planned as extra security has been deployed on the campus.
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Wits said security has been strengthened and police were on stand-by.
University of Cape Town (UCT)
Meanwhile, UCT students gathered for a mass meeting following Nizmande's announcement.
UCT suspended classes, lectures and tests on Monday.
#UCT protestors now on the main road in Mowbray, mass meeting mobilisation #FeesMustFall2016 #Fees2017 pic.twitter.com/RmtmfojgsI
— Athi Mtongana (@Artii_M) September 19, 2016
A few minutes away before #UCT 's mass meeting #FeesMustFall2016 #Fees2017 pic.twitter.com/Eb2yRzcIKX
— Athi Mtongana (@Artii_M) September 19, 2016
#UCT is getting lit ahead of mass meeting.High energy levels, hall is abuzz, struggle songs #FeesMustFall #Fees2017 pic.twitter.com/XiohCNoSbR
— Athi Mtongana (@Artii_M) September 19, 2016
Univerity of Pretoria (UP)
University of Pretoria students were also preparing for a shutdown, with reports of lectures being disrupted.
SRC at UP have confirmed that the administration building in the Hatfield campus has been shutdown. #Fees2017
— Lirandzu Themba (@LirandzuThemba) September 19, 2016
No sign of mass shutdown from the main entrance of the Univeristy of Pretoria. #Fees2017 pic.twitter.com/ajbUW1FVTi
— Lirandzu Themba (@LirandzuThemba) September 19, 2016
University of Free State (UFS)
University of Free State students disrupted classes, following government's 2017 fee hike recommendations.
The students and the Student Representative Council made the announcement that there will be no classes at least for the rest of the week.
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