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FeesMustFall

#FeesMustFall was a student-led protest movement that began in mid-October 2015 in South Africa. The goals of the movement were to stop increases in student fees as well as to increase government funding of universities. Protests started at the University of Witwatersrand and spread to the University of Cape Town and Rhodes University before rapidly…

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Location
South Africa
Arrested
619
Caused by
An increase in fees by South African universities
Date
12 October 2015 – October 2016
Death
1
Methods
Protest

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Timeline 2015

2016 Revival and #FeesMustFall2016

Police action

Legacy

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FeesMustFall

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Triples87
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025974
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related to Police action · 35
FeesMustFall → Arthur, Arthur Muhamelwa, Bela Bela, Cleveland, Daily Maverick, During, East, Facebook, Fasiha Hassan, Hillbrow, Jeppe, Koena Ramogayana, Limpopo, Mcebo Dlamini, Near, October, On, Police, Polokwane, Shaeera Kalla
related to External links · 14
FeesMustFall → Daily Maverick Chronicle, Everything Must Fall, FeesMustFall Protest, Gates, Ground Up, IMDb, Imraan Christian's Firsthand Account, July, October, Parliament, Student, UCT Archived, Violence, Wayback Machine
related to 23 October · 12
FeesMustFall → Articles, Avenue, Cape Argus, Cape Town, Classes, In, NMMU, South Africa, South Africa House, This, Trafalgar Square, United Kingdom
related to 2016 Revival and #FeesMustFall2016 · 7
FeesMustFall → August, FeesMustFall2016, Higher Education, In, Minister, This, Training
related to Costs · 6
FeesMustFall → Higher Education, North West University's Mahikeng, R151m, R300, The South African Department, Training
Result · 3
FeesMustFall → Increased government funding for universities, No university fee increases in 2016, Over R 800 million in property damage (roughly equivalent to US$59 million)
Arrested · 1
FeesMustFall → 619
Caused by · 1
FeesMustFall → An increase in fees by South African universities
Date · 1
FeesMustFall → 12 October 2015 – October 2016
Death · 1
FeesMustFall → 1

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students university protests police south fees protest 2016 campus student african october education increase universities 2015 cape would fee increases

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FeesMustFallArrested6191.00infobox
FeesMustFallCaused byAn increase in fees by South African universities1.00infobox
FeesMustFallDate12 October 2015 – October 20161.00infobox
FeesMustFallDeath11.00infobox
FeesMustFallLocationSouth Africa1.00infobox
FeesMustFallMethodsProtest1.00infobox
FeesMustFallResultNo university fee increases in 20161.00infobox
FeesMustFallResultOver R 800 million in property damage (roughly equivalent to US$59 million)1.00infobox
FeesMustFallResultIncreased government funding for universities1.00infobox
Shaeera Kallainstance ofArthur Muhamelwa who was part of the logistics team behind the movement was one of those targeted by police in 2016 where they drove him around for hours interrogating him about…0.80text
Mcebo Dlaminiinstance ofArthur Muhamelwa who was part of the logistics team behind the movement was one of those targeted by police in 2016 where they drove him around for hours interrogating him about…0.80text
Koena Ramogayanainstance ofArthur Muhamelwa who was part of the logistics team behind the movement was one of those targeted by police in 2016 where they drove him around for hours interrogating him about…0.80text

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