THE event that gripped the nation’s attention the most in recent times was the rise of student-led protest movement #FeesMustFall, which began in October last year in response to fee increases at SA’s universities.#FeesMustFall was on Saturday night named as the National Press Club’s 2015 Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Newsmaker of the Year at a ceremony in Pretoria.This annual award‚ made by the press club since 1980‚ awards a newsmaker in a calendar year based on the amount of media coverage received as well as the impact thereof. Nominations and motivations are received from press club members and a final decision made by the executive committee of the club."The decision to name #FeesMustFall as the newsmaker for 2015 was unanimous‚" says club chairman Tanya de Vente-Bijker. "This was a major game-changer in our country. There is no doubt that tertiary education in South Africa will never be the same again."The last time the students of our country were united in a co...
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