It was the announcement that students across the country have been relentlessly fighting for over the past three years.
President Jacob Zuma finally announced that education would now be free for students from poor and working class households – that is homes with the combined maximum annual income of R350 000, as reported by News24.
This comes during the ANC elective conference, which will conclude with the election of a new ANC president.
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With all the protests, social media hashtags and unceasing campaigning that has gone on since 2015 for #FeesMustFall, one would think that people would react more positively to the announcement. But some Twitter users believe that the ANC president has a "hidden agenda".
Here are some of the tweets that have emerged since the announcement.