A national university shutdown is set to continue if government fails to meet the demands of students, which include the write-off of around R13 billion in historic debt. Whether the shutdown continues or not hinges on a meeting between Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Blade Nzimande and the South African Union of Students in the coming weeks.

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24 March 2021

Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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