Their plea: they neither approve nor accept the recent increments made by some of the national tertiary institutions, universities specifically, thus they kindly request for change and consequently the nullification of such increment.
This should not, by any means, be taken out of context as an act of misbehaviour, or national vandalism as noted by some. The youth are doing exactly what should be done which is, fight for their basic rights as the people have the power to consciously change what cannot be accepted in a modern democratic society. This is also a result of youth growing tired of the constant dropouts due to unavailability of financial funds for many as well as the ever growing debt that others have to deal with for the remainder of their lives after they graduate.
A number of people have been arrested so far, for different accusations including vandalism, assult as well as treason amongst others things, but there is absolutely nothing stopping the youth as arrests are something expected whenever actions like these take place and no one is standing down until their requests are eventually agreed upon.
In light of all this, I have to admit that I am extremely proud of the South African youth because this means that they are, in fact, exercising their rights for the things that matters most in the best way possible. Education is the most important tool in the life of every human being as he/she looks to survive in this world therefore no human being should be deprived of it.
These actions also show awareness on the part of the youth regarding what the government can do as well as which sectors of our society they should be focusing and investing on.
2015 is surely going down in history as one of the one most remarkable post-apartheid years in South Africa.
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