source: Herald (South Africa); SABC News; Grocotts Mail; Citizen (South Africa); GroundUp
actor1: Protesters (South Africa)
actor2: N/A
location: Makhanda
notes: On 15 March 2021, students blocked the entrance of a university campus in Grahamstown Sarah Baartman, 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. The university remained closed by students for the rest of the week. 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]