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Protesters block main entrances to UCT
Vice-chancellor Max Price says students are refusing to budge from their demands for free education.
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UCT says no demands have been served
UCT management says no formal demands have been submitted to the executive.
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UPDATE: UCT shuts down all lectures, libraries due to ongoing protests
UCT’s Pat Lucas says the university is monitoring the situation closely on the Upper Campus.
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[LISTEN] Suspended UCT student on UCT protests
Suspended University of Cape Town student Masixole Mlandu opens up on the ongoing students protest at the university.
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UCT classes have not been cancelled despite ongoing protests
The protest is apparently in solidarity with three students, whose cases are being heard by management.
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Entrance to UCT upper campus reopened after demonstration
Students say the protest relates to student grievances which have been ignored over the past 3 years.
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UCT demonstrators violate court order, protest on campus
A group of 30 people marched to UCT’s Bremner Building to hand over a memorandum of grievances.
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Over 1000 UCT students to graduate today
UCT vice-chancellor Max Price confirms just over 1,400 students are set to graduate today.
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Protests at UCT over outsourcing
A student activists says there may be a possible shut down of the institution later today.
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Protest action continues at UJ and UCT
Scores of students and workers were arrested outside University of Johannesburg's Kingsway Campus on Friday.
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UCT students give govt a week to respond to demands
The relentless fight for free education & a range of other demands continued outside Parliament.
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‘Govt should cover 80 percent of funding shortfall’
UCT’s vice chancellor Max Price says it’s government’s responsibility to bridge most of the funding gap.
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UCT asks NPA to drop charges against students
The institution has also decided to cancel a court interdict against protesting university goers.
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Academics wants UCT’s financial info made available
They say transparency will help to better understand UCT's long-term financial constraints.
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#FeesMustFall: Detained CT students released
The courtroom was packed as 29 protesting Cape Town Students appeared in court earlier today.
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Emotional Twitter responses to #FeesMustFall
The main theme seems to be tales of anguish rather than the antagonism Twitter is known for.
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#FeesMustFall: UCT students take protest to Parliament
Students are determined to get answers from Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande.
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UCT students block entrances with human barricade
There's no end in sight to the protests amid reports that most students have rejected a proposal.
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UCT students undecided over 6 percent cap on tuition hikes
Minister Nzimande confirmed that an agreement was reached to cap increases at no more than 6%.
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9 arrested as UCT protests intensify
When protesters refused to clear a barricade, officers moved in and arrested several of them.
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SA varsities brought to a standstill
Lectures remain suspended as students and council members attempt to resolve the issues.
