#FeesMustFall protests intensify.
The University of Witwatersrand, University of Cape Town, and Nelson
Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, would be shut on
Monday.
Wits spokesperson Shirona Patel stated that the institute's senior
executive team would meet on Monday to consider its options.
Students across the country began demonstrating last week, demanding
the immediate implementation of free quality education.
The recent wave of protests – some violent – were in reaction to
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande's announcement last Monday
that universities could hike their fees by up to 8% for next year.
Poor students would not have to pay any fee increase.
The universities of Pretoria and KwaZulu-Natal have both elected to
open their doors on Monday.
According to Stellenbosch University's last update on Friday, classes
and tests on the main campus would continue as scheduled.