South African police fire teargas as university fees protests spread

Unrest erupted at a Johannesburg university three days ago after government announced an 8% rise in fees South African police fired teargas in clashes with students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday and arsonists torched a building at another campus overnight as protests over tuition fees spread. The unrest erupted at a Johannesburg university three days ago after the government announced a rise of up to 8% in 2017 fees - well above the inflation rate.