South Africa's Zuma caves in on fees amid violent student protests

[WorldNews]

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By Peroshni Govender and Zandi Shabalala PRETORIA (Reuters) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Friday ruled out university fee increases next year after a week of angry protests by students across the country in the first signs of the post-apartheid 'Born Free' generation flexing its muscle. Police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades at students who hurled rocks and lit fires on the grounds of Union Buildings, where the government has its offices in Pretoria, demanding Zuma come outside and address them.

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