Fees Must Fall

HOW ABOUT FREE EDUCATION?

#FeesMustFall

Fees must fall is a protest of thousands of students across the country against the proposed fees hiked in their respective institutions. It took place in October 2015. Read more.

Impacts of fees must fall

The fees must fall protest had impacted both negatively and positively. The positive results on the protests is that it was trending on social media and fortunate enough, people majority of public supported it because everyone was talking about it, justifying by the fact that everyone has a right to education. That made it possible for president Zuma to announce that will be 0% increase on University fees. Then the negative results is that the properties of some universities were vandalized by angry students and also the classes, exams, and registrations were disrupted Read more.                   

Response from different brands

How brands responded? Well some university SRCs issued a list of demand relate to fighting students exclusion, clearing of debts which prevents students from graduating and registering. Universities advised online and set up telephonic registration process for certain courses. The statement from Wits University, stated that they urge students not to disrupt the registration process Read more.

Minister Blade Nzimande said that the government will help to fund the university system and the other one marked for NSFAS, then also to cover the 0% increase. He also made a joke that students must fall which ended up trending on social media and on YouTube, but he apologized for that. Adam Habib the Vice-Chancellor of Wits University said that he is concerned about impending increases. The University of Johannesburg Vice-Chancellor Ihron Rensburg donated on the fundraising of 31 million made by the university Read more.

My Opinion

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With regards to the response by the various brands mentioned, I personally think that the fees must fall campaign was not a bad idea at all, because now students who were not affording registration fees managed to study at their institutions without having to worry and NSFAS has approved a large number of students. President Zuma was fair when he said there will be 0% increase. The vandalizing of university properties was not a good idea because it will cost the university and that will make it to increase fees again Read more.

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What I would recommend is that: Whenever Universities see the need of increasing fees, they must consider the less fortunate students. Mr.Blade Nzimande must be careful of his jokes in front of media people and he must always keep his promises. Students should not vandalize the properties or disrupt exams whenever they protest Read more.

Videos

Below is the video of Nompendulo Mkhatshwa addressing the crowd of peaceful protesters

 Below is the video showing the protesters and police clash outside the Union Buildings as president Zuma talks with student leaders. 

 

Say No To Xenophobia

WE ARE ALL CREATED BY HIS IMAGE

#SayNoToXenopobia

Xenophobia is an irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries which took place in South Africa in 2008 and also in 2015 from Kwa Zulu Natal (Pietermaritzburg) to Johannesburg. Read more:News Aricle.

                                                              

Impacts of these attacks

As these xenophobic attacks were taking place, it has negatively impacted not only the victims but also the country and foreign countries.  The sad part with these attacks is that people from foreign countries (Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Mozambique were attacked, some were killed and others were injured Read more. Somalian's shops were burned and destroyed after the attackers were done taking the products from the shops Read more It is said on social media and on the news articles that these attackers are complaining that foreign people are taking their jobs, houses, and businesses Read more. With these attacks families were left homeless and some in pain and tears of losing their loved ones.

Response from different brands

Thousands of South Africans supported the condemnation of the xenophobia violence with a peace march in solidarity with foreigners and police officers were in full force to prevent any disturbance. Andile Mashaile's response was to say that he will ensure that the police officers do their best in protecting foreigners Read more. 

My Opinion

My opinion with regards to these attacks: I personally think that these attackers are brutal and have lost their mind maybe, I mean how can you kill or injure someone because you feel intimidated by him succeeding in front of you then you assume they took your job, house or business? Whereas you have nothing and you are very picky when it comes to job or businesses. I still wonder where the conscience of these attackers is. Well, only God knows because really you kill a person and only to find out that he is the bread winner, how will they survive? I wish the attackers don’t get bailed. 

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South African police officers should work hand in hand with the government in preventing the attacks. South African should stop being intimidated by foreign people because of their knowledge and wisdom, but instead, they must be encouraged and go to school and study, accept the small jobs, stop being choosey and also start their own business that will make them not to want to burn Somalian shops or attack them. We all as South Africans ensure that this does not happen again because we will not be able to have good relationships with other countries.

Videos of xenophobic attacks and peace march against these attacks

The below video is showing the spreading of xenophobic attacks in South Africa.

The below video is showing the response of South Africans in participating on the march of condemning the xenophobia violence in South Africa.