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What Hitler said about NMMU Joining #FeesMustFall

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Downfall, also known as “Hitler Finds Out…” or “Hitler Reacts To…” is a series of parody-subtitled videos based on a pinnacle scene from Der Untergang (2004), a German WWII drama revisiting the last ten days of Adolf Hitler’s life and eventual suicide in his Berlin underground bunker. Due to the film’s international success and Bruno Ganz’ haunting portrayal of the Nazi dictator, numerous segments from the movie soon fell fodder to hilarious parodies on YouTube, spawning hundreds of … [Read more...] about What Hitler said about NMMU Joining #FeesMustFall

University Exam Period to be extended

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There will be no increase of fees at universities across the country, President Jacob Zuma announced on Friday, following a week of national protests by students. "On the matter at hand, we agreed that there will be a 0% increase of university fees in 2016," he said via a camera link from the Union Buildings. "In the long term there is a package of issues that was raised at the meeting that needs to be followed up. These include free education, institutional autonomy, racism, accommodation … [Read more...] about University Exam Period to be extended

Students and Parents 0% – Taxpayers ?%

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Students have reacted with tears and jubilation as news spread that President Jacob Zuma had agreed to a zero percent increase on student fees. News24 reporter Jenni Evans said there were cheers outside Parliament where students had gathered. Evans said motorists hooted and gave students a thumbs up, while some of the students started singing the national anthem. "We got what we were asking for," said one student, adding that it had been very emotional to see their fellow students … [Read more...] about Students and Parents 0% – Taxpayers ?%

Careful Students – Rubber Bullets are not Condoms and they hurt

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Rubber bullets, used in crackdowns on students protesting high tertiary education fees, are far from safe and harmless and can lead to serious injury. Police have responded to students on a nationwide protest campaign against fee increases for 2016 with what is termed "non-lethal" weapons. These may include, water canons, tasers, tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets. During the course of the protests police fired rubber bullets at students at Nelson Mandela Bay University in Port … [Read more...] about Careful Students – Rubber Bullets are not Condoms and they hurt

How Varsity Students can make a positive impact with #FeesMustFall

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It is a given that the state of BASIC EDUCATION is in a mess. It is a given that sacrifice is a top-down, parent-child, teacher-student, old-young equation. It is a given that a pyramid is only as strong as it's base. It is a given that the educational infrastructure is a finite resource dependant upon taxpayer money to survive. The real concern is that in order to appease the protesting students large amounts of money will need to be shifted from one area of our countries budget to … [Read more...] about How Varsity Students can make a positive impact with #FeesMustFall

Rhodes moves students onto campus following attacks

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Grahamstown - Foreign students studying at Rhodes University in Grahamstown were being moved to residences on campus on Thursday as a precautionary measure, International Programmes, Projects and Events Officer Allan Magubane confirmed. More than 1 000 students from other countries are registered with the university, with the bulk living in campus residences. Concerns have however been raised over the safety of students living off campus after fears of xenophobic attacks surfaced, with the … [Read more...] about Rhodes moves students onto campus following attacks

No Classes at NMMU Today

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@NMMU4U tweeted at 06h20: There will be no classes at NMMU today. Please alert fellow staff and students. Updates to follow. https://twitter.com/NMMU4U/status/657411184514179072 Vice Chancellor Derick Swartz posted this message on the NMMU Web Site: I am writing to you in the aftermath of yesterday’s unfolding events on our Summerstrand campus in Port Elizabeth. Early yesterday morning, after Wednesday’s unlawful blockading of the front and back entrances of the University, NMMU’s … [Read more...] about No Classes at NMMU Today

No-one allowed in or out at NMMU

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https://twitter.com/NathiThina/status/657183541546110976 Port Elizabeth - Students barricaded all entrances to the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) on Thursday afternoon after a tense stand-off between them and Vice Chancellor Derrick Swartz over the venue for a mass meeting to be held over the fee protests. Swartz had agreed to a meeting with the student body earlier in the week, and it was scheduled to take place at the university's Madibaz Stadium at 13:00 on … [Read more...] about No-one allowed in or out at NMMU

President to meet with #NationalShutDown Stakeholders

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President Jacob Zuma will meet with the management and leadership of universities as well as student leaders on Friday to discuss the stalemate regarding university fee increases. The President will hold the consultative meetings with the Vice-Chancellors and Chairpersons of Councils as well as with student leaders at the Union Buildings in Pretoria with a view to finding a solution to the impasse. President Zuma met the Vice-Chancellors and Chairpersons of Councils on 6 October and they … [Read more...] about President to meet with #NationalShutDown Stakeholders

Rand falls nearly 2% on back of #NationalShutDown

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The student protests which swept across the country was trending worldwide on Twitter as police fired stun grenades at students who had made their way onto Parliament's precinct on Wednesday. #NationalShutDown was number eight on the list of worldwide trends. Universities across the country protested against the proposed tuition fee increases for 2016. Protesting University of Cape Town and Cape Peninsula University of Technology students pushed their way into the Parliamentary … [Read more...] about Rand falls nearly 2% on back of #NationalShutDown

#FeesMustFall is a national crisis say academics

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Hundreds of academics who are in solidarity with protesting students across South African institutions have called the situation that has gripped the nation a crisis that government and vice chancellors need to urgently resolve. This is in stark contrast with Higher Education Minister Minister Blade Nzimande's statement that the national protests were not a national crisis. Over 490 local academics have written to Nzimande, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene and vice chancellors, urging … [Read more...] about #FeesMustFall is a national crisis say academics

Rubber bullets at NMMU shows ANC government oppression of democracy

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Dear MyPE The DA condemns the firing of stun grenades and rubber bullets by SAPS at NMMU students. The students were peacefully protesting the proposed exorbitant increase of fees by the university. The ongoing protests by students at most major universities across the country is symptomatic of a national crisis of extreme proportions, despite Minister Blade Nzimande denying this. Students across the country, including those affiliated with DASO, have spoken out against the proposed … [Read more...] about Rubber bullets at NMMU shows ANC government oppression of democracy

Rubber bullets fired at NMMU students

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Protests by students against fee increases at Western Cape universities were beginning to stir on Wednesday morning, while police in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape fired rubber bullets at stone-throwing students. At Stellenbosch University, students gathered outside the engineering faculty and then made their way into the building to "shut it down". The faculty was later evacuated, with students leaving classes. An altercation later ensued between a protester and a lecturer, the … [Read more...] about Rubber bullets fired at NMMU students

Short History of the #FeesMustFall protest action

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The Fees Must Fall Protests began in Johannesburg on Wednesday 14 October when the Wits student SRC organised a mass protest over a proposed 10.5 percent increase in fees. Students blockaded the entrance to the university campus in Braamfontein and all classes were cancelled. The upfront registration fee – or first tuition payment as it's also referred – at Wits is R9 900, which is far less than what students are expected to pay when they register at UCT or Rhodes University in … [Read more...] about Short History of the #FeesMustFall protest action