Universities across South Africa have been shut down all week as students protested for a 0% fee increase in 2016.
The protests culminated on Friday in a mass march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, where President Jacob Zuma announced that fees would not increase in 2016.
The announcement followed a meeting between the president, varsity student representative councils, vice chancellors, representatives of national student organisations and members of university councils after a week of #FeesMustFall protests at campuses across South Africa.
The exam period has also been postponed to compensate for the time lost, he said.
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