Today friday,thousands of angry South African students protesting against plans to raise fees next year tried to pull down a fence surrounding government building housing President Zuma's office.The students,who chanted slogans,argued with police who had earlier set up guard ahead of a scheduled address by Zuma.Though Jacob Zuma had ruled out the university fee increase next year after a week of angry protests.Police fired rubber bullets,tear gas and stun grenades at students who hurled rocks and lit fires on the grounds of Union Buildings,where the government has it s offices in Pretoria,demanding Zuma to come outside and address them.But security officials feared for Zuma's safety,and Zuma remained inside,making the fee freeze announcement to the media instead.Zuma said after meeting in private with students leaders and university management saying ''On the matter at hand we agreed that there will be a zero increase of university fees in 2016''.Some of the students who gathered at Union Building in Pretoria welcomed Zuma's announcement,but others said the measure fell short of their demand for free education.One more photo below. 
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