South African Higher Education Students Win Moratorium on Tuition Hikes

‘Universities remain closed as protests continue at University of Witwatersrand and other campuses

South African President Jacob Zuma announced a moratorium on tuition increases of six percent on Oct. 23. These fee hikes were scheduled to go into effect for 2016 as Africa’s most industrialized state faces a burgeoning economic crisis of sluggish growth and increasing uncertainty in the labor market.

The President’s proclamation came amid the closing of universities across the country after two weeks of protests on campuses in Pretoria, Fort Hare, Johannesburg, Cape Town and other cities and towns across the country. A twitter message #feesmustfall became a rallying cry for students throughout South Africa as they walked off campuses to demonstrate in the streets, at the parliament building in Cape Town, the Union Building in Pretoria and even outside the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party headquarters at Luthuli House.’

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