Zuma announces a 0% increase in tertiary education fees for 2016

"We agreed that there will be a zero increase of university fees in 2016," President Jacob Zuma told a media conference at the Union Buildings. His address comes after a meeting with student leaders and university officials following a nationwide protest against increased fees.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 ...