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SOUTH Africa’s ruling ANC party condemned the escalating violence by student protesters, urging a return to talks yesterday.
The movement spoke out a day after three security guards narrowly escaped death in a petrol bomb attack by protesters on their control room at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
And in the coastal city of Durban two individuals — one of whom was not a student — were arrested over arson attacks on a halls of residence TV room and a lecture theatre.
ROGER McKENZIE looks at how ancient traditions practiced today can be the cornerstone of anti-imperialism in Africa
Cuts are sweeping campuses as cash-strapped universities slash staff and politicians fail to act on a growing funding emergency. VINCE MILLS reports
Almost half of universities face deficits, merger mania is taking hold, and massive fee hikes that will lock out working-class students are on the horizon, write RUBEN BRETT, PAUL WHITEHOUSE and DAN GRACE