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SOUTH AFRICAN university students stormed parliament yesterday in protest at a proposed 10.5 per cent hike in tuition fees.
Police used stun grenades as angry students pushed their way through the gates of the parliament building in Cape Town.
Student organisations have rejected a proposal from Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande for a cap of 6 per cent on fee increases, insisting that they must not rise at all.
ROGER MCKENZIE recalls the one-in-a-generation communist leader murdered at the dawn of a new South Africa 33 years ago last April 10
ROGER McKENZIE looks at how ancient traditions practiced today can be the cornerstone of anti-imperialism in Africa
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