There will be no increase in university tuition fees for 2016, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.
“We have agreed that there should be a zero increase,” Zuma said in a televised address.
His address comes after a meeting with student leaders and university officials following a nationwide protest against increased fees.
President Zuma meeting with management & leadership of universities, & student leaders about varsity fee increases pic.twitter.com/aqgDH6tf3B
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) October 23, 2015
Thousands of students had travelled from around Pretoria and Johannesburg to attend the demonstration, which gradually degenerated into violent scenes at a fence erected on the south lawn separating the students from the Union Buildings.
Students returning to the lawns of the union buildings. They still waiting to be addressed #FeesMustFall @News24 pic.twitter.com/3uVrD7pYpe
— Genevieve Quintal (@GenMQ) October 23, 2015
Students from #CPUT join #UWC students. Apologies for shaky cam pic.twitter.com/5FkPmXz4Wk
— Paul Herman (@PaulHermanCPT) October 23, 2015
