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NMMU students canvass support in the streets of PE

University is currently closed

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News | 30 September 2016

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Keep universities open

Consequences of a shutdown will be terrible

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GroundView | 30 September 2016

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Standoff between management and student protesters at DUT

“It’s either they listen, sort out the issues at hand, or we pause everything” - SRC member

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News | 30 September 2016

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Thousands of students and staff hold silent protest for UCT to stay open

About 100 #FeesMustFall students continue to call for shutdown

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News | 30 September 2016

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Khayelitsha residents urged to report police brutality

IPID trying to resolve backlog of complaints, meeting told

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Brief | 30 September 2016

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Pula! Botswana at 50: love, race and duty in the struggle for freedom

Shunned by the British Empire, for Seretse and Ruth Khama the personal was political

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Analysis | 30 September 2016

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Ihron Rensburg commits to keeping University of Johannesburg open

But three academics ask for security guards to be removed

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News | 29 September 2016

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UCT protesters respond to Max Price

“We want our institutions open but we want them to be open for all" say protesters

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News | 29 September 2016

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Protesters burn down new hospital wing

They accuse construction company of hiring people from outside the area

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News | 29 September 2016

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Cape Town Opera in legal battle

Singers file Statement of Opposition in Labour Court

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News | 29 September 2016

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Doctors and nurses out of touch with patient experiences

UCT study results “a cause for concern”

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News | 29 September 2016

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Police and students clash in Grahamstown

University concerned by video footage showing heavy-handed police response

Text by Yasthiel Devraj. Photos by Greg Roxburgh.

Photo Essay | 29 September 2016

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In photos: clashes at University of Johannesburg

Media blocked from entering campus, and students and security throw stones at each other

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Photo Essay | 28 September 2016

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Hangberg man’s court case postponed for 27th time

“The court has become like my other job”, says Santonio Jonkers

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News | 28 September 2016

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Max Price’s plea to students: “Don’t sacrifice your futures”

UCT’s vice-chancellor warns of serious consequences if shutdown continues next week

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News | 28 September 2016

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Universities on knife-edge as protests continue

Negotiations deadlocked at several campuses

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