Police started dispersing protesting students outside Parliament as Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan was delivering his medium-term budget policy speech. The chanting students‚ who are demanding free education‚ had earlier handed a memorandum to Gordhan as he was making his way inside Parliament. This happened just as Gordhan announced additional funding for universities. TMG Digital

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