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Nzimande added that institutions are doing ‘what they can’ to assist students and make payment arrangements.

The SAUS said over the weekend that the students from the various universities will be protesting over financial exclusion.

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The students want historical debt to be abandoned and for their voices to be heard.

Reports say the SAUS met with Deputy Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela to share their memorandum of demands.

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Blade Nzimande Responds to SAUS' Demands as National Protests Continue

Blade Nzimande stated that the department is not in a ‘financial position’ to assist students. Image: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg and Michele Spatari / AFPSource: Getty Images

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Reeshni ChettyReeshni Chetty is a senior current affairs reporter.

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