Adam Habib’s future was forged in the fires of Wits
Vice-chancellor says he delivered on a social justice mandate while building a financially sustainable university
20 February 2020 - 20:11
In October 2015, fire erupted across university campuses in SA. The flame was ignited at Wits University that summer. What started as a protest against a 10% fee increase would become the biggest revolt in education in postapartheid SA.
Wits vice-chancellor Adam Habib was not even in the city for the first two days of what became known as the Fees Must Fall protests. He was in Durban, attending a higher education conference on transformation convened by then higher education and training minister Blade Nzimande...
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