ANCYL cautions protesting students
The ANC Youth League on Sunday sent “a strongest message of caution to all students in institution of higher learning against the ongoing burning of university property”.
In a statement issued after the ANCYL’s regular national executive committee (NEC) meeting in Pretoria this weekend, the league said:
“The NEC wish to caution against this mushrooming celebrity wannabes who want to use this noble course for their own selfish interest.”
The NEC reiterated its long-standing support for free education and appealed to the so-called Fees Commission to fast-track its investigations into funding free education.
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Meanwhile trade unions have indicated that they will be joining the protest at various universities, set to resume on Monday.
Last week students from Wits protested against the minister of higher education, Blade Nzimande's announcement that it was up to individual universities to determine the hike in tuition for 2017.