Democracy empowers the citizens of a nation. This is a system where every person is treated equally. Generally, democracy refers to, everyone having an equal right to vote and everyone’s opinion having equal value. But, this is just a narrow way of defining democracy. Sometimes democracy means more than just equality in votes and opinion; …
The country with the white beaches, the big five and the majestic Table Mountain. It’s the country we travel to for safaris and language travel. But this is also where nearly every sixth person does not have higher education. This is where Fasiha Hassan comes in. The inborn strength “Before #FeesMustFall, I used to be …
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The Student Peace Prize 2019 will be awarded to Fasiha Hassan for her non-violent efforts for equal access to higher education and her leading role in the movement #FeesMustFall in South Africa. In South Africa students pay high prices to study. This closes the door on the poorer parts of the population and contributes to …
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