University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) students decided on Sunday that they will demand that their exams be postponed indefinitely while they continue protesting for free education\u201a Business Day reported.<\/p>\n
The students\u2019 battle had been won \u2014 President Jacob Zuma agreed there would be no fee increases next year \u2014 but the war was far from over\u201a students around the country said on Sunday as they deliberated on the next step in their protest.<\/p>\n
National Shutdown Coalition leader Anele Nzimande said that a meeting on Sunday at Wits university\u2019s Senate House\u201a renamed Solomon Mahlangu House by students\u201a had agreed that the protests should continue.<\/p>\n
“Don’t bluff us. Tell us when you will provide free education.”<\/strong><\/p>\n Wary of unfulfilled promises in the past\u201a students at Wits University vowed to pin the government down to making a “firm commitment” on free education before letting up and finally going back to lectures\u201a the Times newspaper reported.<\/p>\n Signs of dissent are emerging\u201a though\u201a as some students say they want to write their final exams.<\/p>\n While Wits University\u201a where the #FeesMustFall campaign started\u201a remains shut today\u201a most of the other universities have agreed to return to lectures after a concession by the government on Friday that no fee increments will be implemented in 2016.<\/p>\n SA universities owed R4.1 billion<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n What you need to know about university fees in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n How much money students owe South Africa\u2019s universities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This is how much money South Africa\u2019s top universities make<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nMore on universities<\/h3>\n