Day of protests in Cape Town tomorrow
Staff, students and a political party to demand a resolution to the university crisis
Students, staff, workers and a political party plan to march to Parliament tomorrow ahead of embattled Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s mid-term budget speech.
Here is a breakdown of who is marching, when they are marching and what they are marching for, in order of the time of protest:
10am: Fees Must Fall Western Cape: This movement incorporates Fees Must Fall student protesters from UCT, the University of the Western Cape (UWC), the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and Stellenbosch University.
Calling Wednesday’s march “the most important gathering in the history of South Africa” the students are marching for “free decolonised education”. They are set to meet at 10am at CPUT Cape Town campus.
11am: The Democratic Alliance (DA) plans to picket outside Parliament at 11am. The political party is demanding free education for poor students and support for the “missing middle”. They are also calling for “open and safe universities”. DASO UCT will be marching from CPUT at 11am and will then make their way to Parliament.
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