South Africa’s #FeesMustFall student protest movement first began at Wits University in 2015 when it was announced that tuition fees would be raised by 10.5%. Students took to the streets and school buildings to voice opposition and a week later it was announced that there would be no increase for 2016.
This protest movement was recently revived in August, when students expected the announcement of fee increases. Demonstrations broke out at multiple South African universities with students at Wits University mobilizing to shut down their campus, resulting in some unfortunate violence between police...