Fees must fall
Student leaders say they won't compromise on Fees Must Fall resolutions
Student leaders have rejected Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande's proposal of a 4.7% university fee increment.
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Students leaders warn govt of unconventional response to university fee hikes
Last week, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande announced that he's proposed a 4.7% increase on university tuition fees for the 2021 academic year and a 6.7% hike on accomodation fees.
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GALACHANI GULATINO: Fire of youth must keep fight against racism burning
Galachani Gulatino appeals to the youth not to let the fight against racism slip away with apathy but to use the global spotlight and introspection on the struggles of black people to ignite the internal fire inside them to fight and defeat racism for good.
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Mcebo Dlamini calls on Minister Lamola to expunge his criminal record
On Monday, the Johannesburg Magistrates Court found him guilty of public violence related to the student protests and sentenced him to two and a half years in jail, which is suspended for five years.
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Fees Must Fall activist Mcebo Dlamini found guilty of public violence
The former Wits University SRC president will only serve jail time if he is found guilty of similar transgressions within the next five years.
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Cekeshe: No justification for damaging property during a protest
Kanya Cekeshe has been on parole for two months now after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a remission of sentences to offenders in December last year.
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Kanya Cekeshe: I don’t regard myself as a hero, I stood for my convictions
Kanya Cekeshe has been on parole for two months now after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a remission of sentences to offenders in last December.
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UKZN SRC vows to continue disruptions at university until demands met
Students staged protests on four of the university's five campuses on Monday - the medical school was the only one that was not disrupted.
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Section 27 welcomes release of Fees Must Fall activist Kanya Cekeshe
Cekeshe was released from the Leeuwkop Correctional Services on Tuesday morning after being one of the inmates granted remissions by the president on Reconciliation Day.
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The chains have fallen: Kanya Cekeshe is free
The student activist has been behind bars since December 2017, serving an eight-year sentence for damage to property and public violence during the Fees Must Fall protests in 2016.
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Parole board to decide on granting Kanya Cekeshe parole – Justice Dept
Cekeshe was one of the inmates whose sentence was reduced by 12 months after President Cyril Ramaphosa granted remissions to thousands of prisoners on Reconciliation Day.
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Student activist Kanya Cekeshe will apply for parole - Lawyer
Cekeshe is now eligible for parole after President Cyril Ramaphosa granted him a 12-month remission on his sentence.
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'They were all in tears': Kanya Cekeshe’s family elated over parole news
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola on Sunday announced that Cekeshe qualified for parole but would not confirm whether the activist would receive a presidential pardon.
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Fees Must Fall activist Kanya Cekeshe qualifies for parole - minister
Minister Lamola announced that thousands of offenders would be considered for pardons and remissions from 16 December to mark Reconciliation Day.
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Kanya Cekeshe's mental health taking tremendous strain - lawyer
Kanya Cekeshe was released from hospital on Sunday night after being admitted for mental health issues.
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SHAEERA KALLA: I didn't get what I needed from Mbete interview
Our leaders are incapable of holding themselves accountable and hide behind the facade that it is their job to hold someone else responsible, writes Shaeera Kalla.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Renewed citizen activism critical in SA
‘What is the work for us to do?’ That is both an individual and collective question for each one of us as we try to create a country which is more just and more equal, writes Judith February.
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DA: Lamola must return to private practice over Cekeshe pardon offer
There has been mixed reaction from opposition MPs on the pronouncement by Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola that he was willing to help convicted Fees Must Fall activists apply for presidential pardons.
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DA: Lamola is showing contempt for courts in Kanya Cekeshe matter
Cekeshe’s bail and application for leave to appeal his conviction and sentence were dismissed at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on Monday.
