Wololo becomes the 'unofficial anthem' for #FeesMustFall
Babes Wodumo's hit song Wololo‚ has become the unofficial "national anthem" of the #FeesMustFall movement. Since the start of the week‚ students from universities across the country have been posting a reworked version of the song to social media‚ one ridiculing Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande’s decision to increase university fees by 8 % in 2017. "Wololo‚ our national anthem. @BABESWODUMO in you we trust‚" wrote Thami George Geleba in a tweet on Thursday.Wololo, our national anthem. Tx Cde @BABESWODUMO in you we trust.#Fees2017#FeesMustFall#FeesMustFallReloadedpic.twitter.com/rWLPgypyO2 — George Thamie Geleba (@SirGeorgeThamie) September 29, 2016async"Haaaale...ilaleilale wavuke ekseni, wanyus'amaFees...uBlade uyany*" @BABESWODUMO ✊ #FeesMustFall#FeesMustFallReloaded#FeesMustFall — Yolo (@Yolie_ThePoet) September 29, 2016async"Haaaale...ilaleilale wavuke ekseni, wanyus'amaFees...uBlade uyany*" @BABESWODUMO ✊ #FeesMustFall#FeesMustFallReloaded#FeesMustFall— Yolo (@Yolie_ThePoet) September 29, 2016asyncLoosely translated‚ the remixed version of the song says‚ "Blade woke up in the morning and increased fees. He is sh**ing"...
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