PHOTOS: Wave of protests sweeps through SA universities

Black students at some of South Africa’s top universities have drawn the line; enough is enough. They’ve taken a stand against the blatant extortion and “exclusionary tactics” employed by these institutions by way of tuition fee increases to keep tertiary education as a privilege for a small portion of the country’s population.

Protests rippled through the University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Stellenbosch, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), Rhodes University, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the University of Fort Hare (UFH) under the calls to arms, #feesmustfall, #endoutsourcing, #uctfeesmustfall, #stelliesfeesmustfall, #cputfeesmustfall, #rhodesfeesmustfall, #witsfeesmustfall and #ufhfeesmustfall. Many protests have been receiving increasing support from community members and university academic staff

Over the next few days, we will be monitoring the events around these protests and giving you regular updates. Below are some powerful images we were able to grab from social media:

University of Cape Town

Photo: Wandile Kasibe

Photo: Wandile Kasibe

Photo: Wandile Kasibe

Photo: Wandile Kasibe

University of the Witwatersrand

Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Photo: Sithembiso Zulu/eNCA

Photo: eNCA

Photo: eNCA

Photo: eNCA

Photo: The Citizen

Rhodes University

"Class of 2015" #FeesMustFall #RhodesFeesMustFall pic.twitter.com/mNhEPp6PC1

— #ReActivated (@ActivateOnline) October 20, 2015

"SAPS don't hurt any more of our children." #RhodesFeesMustFall pic.twitter.com/Jclxjh3cqX

— #ReActivated (@ActivateOnline) October 20, 2015

More photos from the protest today #RhodesFeesMustFall pic.twitter.com/LepEE2WBjb

— #ReActivated (@ActivateOnline) October 20, 2015

#RhodesFeesMustFall pic.twitter.com/QCDa1nKzXF

— #ReActivated (@ActivateOnline) October 20, 2015

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

#cputfeesmustfall The struggle continues.

Cape Town Campus Closed pic.twitter.com/mt14EFf9l7

— Dr Tshutsha (@Bhut_Tshutsha) October 20, 2015

https://twitter.com/Ms_Omuhle/status/656451969951899649

https://twitter.com/FanelwaTom/status/656527602849554432

https://twitter.com/RMoerat/status/656528380486098944

https://twitter.com/Krazy_Keletso/status/656434103508684800

University of Stellenbosch

https://twitter.com/IngeBeukes13/status/656423519610368000

https://twitter.com/IngeBeukes13/status/656166173231419392

Basically. #StelliesFeesMustFall pic.twitter.com/RDLURGQMpY

— Mamohau Seseane (@Mamohau_S) October 19, 2015

https://twitter.com/baisemain_anna/status/656103411394486272

University of Forth Hare

#FeesMustFall #AccessToEducation #UFHFeesMustFall #BladeMustFall @dzivhaniwasaby @NjaniLizwi @lwandoresha pic.twitter.com/8jOGgHqKuK

— Kumkanikazi of the Tribe 😍 MaSoga (@Endinakokulue) October 20, 2015

SRC-Management Meeting: Students Observing! #FeesMustFall #UFHfeesMustFall @eNCA @ewnreporter pic.twitter.com/cH25eqH09p

— KB Mogatosi MPL (@Mogatosi_Kabelo) October 20, 2015

PICS: #FortHare united – #UFHfeesMustFall #FeesMustFall! pic.twitter.com/BrXkPRdJck

— OFFICIAL DASO UFH (@dasoufh) October 20, 2015

Democrats coming out at the Student Center to join the mass action #UfhFeesMustFall #NoStudentLeftBehind pic.twitter.com/Wcm8rW2LQP

— Azola Mboniswa (@AzolaMboniswa) October 20, 2015