source: SABC News; IOL
actor1: Rioters (South Africa)
actor2: N/A
location: Bloemfontein
notes: On 16 March 2021, students gathered at the university in Bloemfontein (Mangaung, Free State) to demonstrate in support of free decolonized education and against their financial exclusion from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and the continued historical debt. Several demonstrations regarding student's financial exclusion were registered across the country since 9 March 2021 and a national university shutdown was announced by the South African Union of Students (SAUS) on 14 March 2021. [size=no report]