Zuma freezes tuition fees amid protests

SA students: Zuma freezes tuition fees amid protests

• 23 October 2015
 
• From the sectionAfrica

Media captionSouth African President Jacob Zuma: There will be "zero increase" in university fees

South African President Jacob Zuma has ruled out any increases in university tuition fees for next year after more than a week of protests by students.

They have been the biggest student protests to hit the country since apartheid ended in 1994.

The students had rejected an earlier government offer to cap increases at 6%, down from the 10% to 12% proposed by the management of universities.

Mr Zuma announced the move as students gathered by his office in the capital.