#FeesMustFall
#FeesMustFall is a student protest motion that
started in mid-October 2015, regarding to an increase in fees to all South
African universities. The movement was started by a young woman Nompendulo
Mkhatshwa from Wits University. #FeesMustFall was one of the biggest
trending topic on social media in 2015. The Fees
must fall campaign affected every student whose on tertiary and a
potential university student, the increasing of fees would have made many
student to take gap year or rather others to drop out because of the
outstanding fees this movement made the South African government to
act fast due to lectures and exams where paused. Mr
Jacob Zuma announced that the
fees for 2016 will be 0% increase now that the fees have fallen most students
were approve by NSFAS and most
private and public organizations came together and provided fees to students
to further their studies. Most students are in studying because of this
movement. This fees must fall hashtag went viral on the social media that
it came to a point where even international students came to support the fees
must fall campaign on social media, this made it clear that social
media has the power to spread the word.
Looking at
the negative side of this fees must fall campaign is that the quality
of education has decreased because now lectures are pulling out from university
due to the salary they are earning, bearing in mind that the universities
has equipment to buy, maintenance of the universities even the
tax payers are going to suffer because tax will be increasing. The
students also demanded that they want free education which
will be a challenge to South African government because currently our economy
is unstable. The fees must fall protest made students to destroy property
and they have to be fixed. Universities of South Africa responded in a
professional manner about the protest and waited for the government to
come with a decision. The social media have a huge impact on our lives this
hashtag is a solid evidence. Social Media has the power to destroy a brand to a
point where people will look down on it, for example minister Blade during the
addressing of fees must fall he thought he was not recorded during the media
conference and he said students must fall, my point here is that when trying to
comment on something or posting on social media you have to be aware of what
you are saying because these days social media has power. When posting on social
media you have to be aware of what you are say if it’s ethical or unethical.
Many people were against the fees must fall campaign until they heard the
complaints of student many people became aware of them through social media
this show that social media a powerful tool of social media.
Video of Fees must fall
students protesting for their right to study with 0% increase in 2016
