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Former prisoners launch marimba band

Sakhulutsha project aims to keep others out of jail

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News | 4 October 2016

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Habib commits to securing Wits

Apologises to university for protesters disrupting Braamfontein campus yesterday

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News | 4 October 2016

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GroundUp goes shelter-hopping in Durban

Some charge R20 for a night in a filthy building

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Feature | 4 October 2016

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Fort Hare University students to fight management in court

Students say they were evicted from residences

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News | 3 October 2016

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Students close down most of UWC and CPUT

“Our fight is not just for free education”

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News | 3 October 2016

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Arrested UKZN students to remain in custody

State opposes bail for 19 protesters

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Brief | 3 October 2016

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Mayhem at UCT

Campus blocked, classes disrupted and no clarity on what happens next

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News | 3 October 2016

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If UCT shuts down, I’ll have to get a job, says student

Commerce student supports protests but fears for future

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News | 3 October 2016

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Students are aiming at the wrong target, says Equal Education’s Tshepo Motsepe

"The only institution that can deliver free education is the government"

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News | 3 October 2016

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UCT students speak out against disruptions

“I have to pay my NSFAS loan back next year. Are they going to help me pay that loan back?”

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News | 3 October 2016

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UCT academics ask Max Price not to use private security

"The fees announcement by Dr Blade Nzimande ... is a regression on last year's achievement"

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Opinion | 2 October 2016

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Congolese immigrants march against Kabila

Protesters denounce violence in Kinshasa

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Brief | 1 October 2016

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NMMU students canvass support in the streets of PE

University is currently closed

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News | 30 September 2016

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Keep universities open

Consequences of a shutdown will be terrible

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GroundView | 30 September 2016

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Standoff between management and student protesters at DUT

“It’s either they listen, sort out the issues at hand, or we pause everything” - SRC member

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News | 30 September 2016

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Thousands of students and staff hold silent protest for UCT to stay open

About 100 #FeesMustFall students continue to call for shutdown

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News | 30 September 2016

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