THE head of the Anglican church in southern Africa has begged students protesting about university fees to stop the violence that has paralysed campuses around the country.A "deeply pained" Archbishop Thabo Makgoba said on Saturday that buildings which had been burned in protests were those which had transformed the lives of South Africans and their leaders in the past."The burning of schools‚ libraries‚ and institutions of higher learning sets us back from progressing as a nation. It is in these schools‚ libraries and institutions where people’s lives have been transformed‚" said Makgoba‚ who is chancellor of the University of the Western Cape."Our universities‚ colleges and schools are important heritage sites for our communities. They preserve the history and the knowledge and the deeds of the leaders of yesterday‚ and serve in the education and growth of the leaders of tomorrow."It is this dream for the future leaders of this great country that we must protect. We should not for...
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