source: GroundUp; EWN; Herald (South Africa); Times (South Africa)
actor1: Protesters (South Africa)
actor2: N/A
location: Gqeberha
notes: On 15 March 2021, about 50 students blocked roads leading to the entrance of a university in Gqeberha (Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape) as demonstrations in support of students, for free decolonized education and against their financial exclusion from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and historical debt continued. 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=about 50]