How ‘traumatised’ students drowned their Fees Must Fall sorrows

10 July 2019 - 07:00 By Khanyisa Tyelela
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Fees Must Fall protesters. File photo
Fees Must Fall protesters. File photo
Image: Moeletsi Mabe

Fees Must Fall protests drove medical students to drink. Literally. This is according to a study at the University of the Free State (UFS).

A third of trainee doctors started drinking more as protests reached their height in 2016, the study found, and three-quarters said their academic performance suffered.

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