On Monday, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande announced that universities in the country could increase fees for 2017 but they could not exceed 8%. The poor and "missing middle" students would be subsidised. But the students weren't happy -- and on Tuesday, tensions boiled over. This afternoon, police clashed with students at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, where growing crowds of protesting students threw rocks and bricks at officials.
Some of security have jumped off stairs. Security throwing rocks even though police are trying to help. #FeesMustFall2016 #Wits pic.twitter.com/xNe1bFpvQf — Shandukani Mulaudzi (@ShanduMul) September 20, 2016
Police and students are throwing bricks at each other. I've moved to avoid getting hurt in crossfire. #FeesMustFall2016 #Wits pic.twitter.com/kmd3Ater9s — Shandukani Mulaudzi (@ShanduMul) September 20, 2016
Chants and dance as we about to enter Wits Braamfontein campus ##Fees2017 #FeesMustFall pic.twitter.com/jk7BcvnCJb — Oliver Meth (@oliver_meth) September 20, 2016
Die skade wat deur #Wits studente aangerig is. @KNverslag #Fees2017 pic.twitter.com/ooSiwVbHQh — Lourensa Eckard (@LourensaEckard) September 20, 2016
Situation right now at #UFS #fees2017 pic.twitter.com/74ylNIsyIy — The Journalist (@TheJournalistSA) September 20, 2016
Protesting students infront of Aula@perdebynews pic.twitter.com/9ILX33bvR7 — Xander (@XJvRensburg) September 20, 2016
Lecture interrupted. Students cheer when poster reading "SASCO says T-shirts over free education" is presented. @perdebynews #Fees2017 pic.twitter.com/k8qVSGjV6F — Kate Atkinson (@JustKateAtkins) September 20, 2016
Students are making their way down University Way to NMMU's South Campus main building #NMMUshutdown pic.twitter.com/xXhBQpyZYT — HeraldLIVE (@HeraldPE) September 20, 2016
Students have made their way to Embizweni, the main building at #NMMU South Campus pic.twitter.com/uupeynAj5x — HeraldLIVE (@HeraldPE) September 20, 2016
#UCT #Fees2017 The protesting group says classes, lessons have been suspended today and tomorrow. LI pic.twitter.com/he69il77kN — EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) September 20, 2016
#Fees2017 #UCT Protestors at UCT's lower campus pic.twitter.com/TjcDdQVi8m — Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) September 20, 2016
Third time today fire alarm is being used to evacuate people. #Stellenbosch — Cassey Toi (@casseytoi) September 20, 2016
Situation at Wilcocks. Students still occupying building. Road between Wilcocks & law blocked by police. #Fees2017 pic.twitter.com/2S6hCewjDs — Eugenie Gregan (@greganeugenie) September 20, 2016
At the university of KwaZulu-Natal, students marched through the streets.
Yesterday, YOU spoke to students at UCT after the fee increase announcement
