The protest action saw student registration come to a halt at the institution. Students are calling for free education and scrapping of the registration fees. Picture: Alaister Russell
Tweeps were up in arms on Tuesday lambasting calls by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) student command calling for free education for all foreign African nationals in South Africa.
The #Nofreeeducationtoforeigners was trending on Tuesday with a huge majority of the tweeps saying that EFF has lost the way.
Students since Monday have embarked on a nationwide shutdown crying foul of financial exclusion and calling for free higher education.
Students from different political formations have since drafted a joint memorandum with seven key requests.
One request that has not been spared criticism by many is one proposed by the EFFSC that education for all foreign nationals studying in SA be made free as well.
“We demand that the university dismantles the upfront 75% payment of fees for African international students,” reads the request in the memorandum.
The EFF is known for advocating for the rights of African nationals and calling for a united Africa.
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In January the party made controversial calls to the government when it asked for the opening up of borders to foreign nationals from neighbouring countries. At the time the country was riding through the devastating second wave of the Covid-19 and forced to go back to national alert Level 3 of the lockdown.
Back in 2019 the party called for the scrapping of borders and implementation of the monitoring of free movement from one country to another.
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