Briefly explain two merits and two demerits of fees must fall campaign in student fees in most higher education institutions in 2016

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Fees must fall campaign was a student protest that took place all over South Africa in the year 2015. The protest started as a result of proposed increased in school fees by the South Africa ministry of education. The two merits derived from the campaign are:
1. All over South Africa there was no increase in school fees all through 2016.
2. The Federal government was forced to pumped more funds into the educational sector.
Two demerits that arise as a result of the campaign are:
1. A lot of properties were damaged during the protest, the damage properties were estimated at 22.25 million US dollar.
2. Disruption in school activities as Universities were forced to shut down for many weeks.

The fees fall was said to have helped to:

  • Lower  the burden on students of middle-income to low-income families who were struggling to meet fees.

  • There was the repealing the fee hike and  more funds into the educational sector by the government.

What are the demerit?

The demerits that arise as a result of the campaign was that:

  • 1. A lot of lives were injured and properties were damaged as a result of the protest
  • Note that there was also the Disruption of school activities as schools were said to be forced to shut down for a lot of weeks.

Note that the two merits and two demerits were said to pertain to the fees must fall campaign in student fees in most higher education institutions in 2016.

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