Mantashe says ‘outsiders’ have hijacked varsity protests
THE #feesmustfall protests at universities throughout SA have elements of a "colour revolution", ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Tuesday.Mantashe said at an investor conference organised by RMB Morgan Stanley in Cape Town: "In these protests we see elements of a colour revolution.… There is a growing trend of regime change. We saw it elsewhere … and when we say it people say we suffer from paranoia."The term "colour revolution" is generally used to describe a series of protests that succeeded in overthrowing post-communist governments in the 2000s. Some observers have suggested that such revolutions always take place in countries with socialist-leaning, anti-imperialist governments.Mantashe said some students had pointed out that the protests had been "taken over by outsiders"."Many say those who lead these protests are not even university students," said Mantashe.He said last week’s announcement by Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande to cap fee increa...
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