There is a picture doing the rounds on social media of a young woman holding a placard with the words: "Education is free in jail. Should I become a criminal in order to get educated?"Since higher education minister Blade Nzimande announced that universities will decide on how much to increase tuition fees by, provided they remain within the 8% cap, teaching and learning have taken a hit.Some universities have suspended operations as disruption to tuition continued in the past week.Student organisations have declared war on fees for education, particularly higher education. According to some student protests leaders, what SA saw last year with the #FeesMustFall movement would be mild to what is likely to happen should their demands not be met.Trade union federation Cosatu has also joined the battle, but has occupied the middle ground, supporting both the students and the higher education ministry.In a joint meeting with the SA Communist Party, which Nzimande serves as general secret...
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