How celebs responded to: Fees Must Fall

Johannesburg – October 2015 will forever be remembered as the month in which students across Mzansi decided to take a stand against the high cost of tertiary education.

The protests started at Wits University, where local celeb Zuraida Jardine was caught in the protests (read about her adventures caught in the middle of the protests here).

The protests soon spread across the country and, before anyone knew it, had created a national campaign to canvas support for the movement. As thousands of people took to social media to offer their support, celebs used their influence to spread the message: #FeesMustFall.

#FeesMustFall!! RT @MsBornClear: I weep for the day our youngins go to tertiary. Lord ?? pic.twitter.com/1tdrQ9Z4PF

— DJ Fresh (Big Dawg) (@DJFreshSA) October 21, 2015

Pledging solidarity with students for today's #NationalShutDown I support you coz you always support me... #FeesMustFall #FreeEducation ?????????

A photo posted by Ashley Raphala (@shimza_dj) on Oct 21, 2015 at 12:54am PDT

I know what it feels like to drop out coz of fees.

— MANTSHINGILANE (@ItsYangaChief) October 20, 2015

The cause seemed to resonate with local celebs who took to the streets to join marches across the country.

Walking for a cause

A photo posted by Onelifetimeathousandfaces (@onelifetimeathousandfaces) on Oct 22, 2015 at 9:22pm PDT

??? #feesmustfall

A video posted by AKA (@akaworldwide) on Oct 20, 2015 at 5:29am PDT

As a Wits Alumni I pledge my support4the student protest. #witsfeesmustfall no one should b denied higher education on the basis of finances!

A photo posted by Tumisho (@tumisho) on Oct 20, 2015 at 5:09am PDT

And it seemed to help, with President Jacob Zuma eventually announcing that there would be no fees increase in 2016.