The Big Read: How to keep the lights on

"Education is not a right, it's a privilege," insisted my barber as his sharp instrument cut across my scalp. I decided to sit perfectly still and remain quiet, for his blade looked even more menacing than my minister by that name.The context was protests against fee increases at Wits University. #Witsfeesmustfall was a short and intense protest about the costs of tuition on a campus where the vast majority of students are black and mostly from poor families.