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.
Recommendations
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.
Yes dear fees must fall why can't we just be educated for free why do they have to increase the fees, we need to be educated for free after all it is our future that is on the line
ReplyDeleteThat's true Milca, but I doubt it will be possible for fees to fall just like that. Let's just be grateful they gave us 0% increase.
ReplyDeleteThat's true Milca, but I doubt it will be possible for fees to fall just like that. Let's just be grateful they gave us 0% increase.
ReplyDeleteyes, most of the students want free education but as long as leaders are still found communicating the idea that it is impossible to get something for free.i think for now We should just be happy with the fact that there wasn't any increment for university fees this year.
ReplyDeleteI agree with with you Kholofelo, free education is just impossible, we just need to accept and appreciate the 0% increase.
DeleteWe all have the right to Education and it is the responsibility of our government to ensure that they put in enough funds so that the less fortunate can go to University as fees are to high for the poor, and it is going to be difficult t break the cycle of poverty without any degree or diploma.
ReplyDeleteits true that fees must fall for many students have dropped out of school due to high educational fees. we need more people in school to decrease the level of crime rate in south Africa and develop the country's nation.
ReplyDeleteYes true, but free education maybe if it was possible I was gonna say let it be for deserving students (less unfortunate).
DeleteI am with you 110 percent. When ever they feel need to increase the fees they must consider the less fortunate. Not forgetting students that are too rich to qualify for NSFAS and too poor to pay for their tuition fees.
ReplyDeleteExactly Calvin, because the increasing of fees leads to students dropping out of school, because parents are no longer affording to pay extra costs.
DeleteHi Busisiwe loved your blog. you know because of the people who were supporting the movement not just students but celebrities too, people from the cabinet had no choice but to take the movement seriously and give it the much needed attention it required which led to a 0% increase in fees.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Khethiwe, I appreciate the compliments, indeed the celebrities and other brands responded very good on this fees must fall campaign.
DeleteI am agree with you fees must fall to give opportunity for students from poor background to continue with their studies
ReplyDeleteYes Shadrack that is reasonable, but it is impossible that's the fact, unless there will be fundraising taking place whereby celebrities and other brands contribute to help those students.
DeleteYes Shadrack that is reasonable, but it is impossible that's the fact, unless there will be fundraising taking place whereby celebrities and other brands contribute to help those students.
DeleteStudents are our future listening to their cries should be a priority. Not ignore them , get them tortured and gassed by police because they want what's right
ReplyDeleteThat was an unfair behavior done by police officers, because students were fighting for the fees to fall and nothing is wrong with that.
Deletei see on your recommendations about blade nzimande, how can he act like this while he is the minister, who is supposed to take care of education when he turns serious issues into jokes
ReplyDeleteImagine Queen, what example is he setting? That serious issues can be turned into jokes? Hope he learnt a lesson that one must be careful of the jokes he makes on social media.
Deletei see on your recommendations about blade nzimande, how can he act like this while he is the minister, who is supposed to take care of education when he turns serious issues into jokes
ReplyDeleteFees must fall ...together with its corrupt Zuptas
ReplyDeleteReally the youth is so powerful I was shocked to see how they stopped everything in the country to a standstill up until their cries was heard.
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