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A Study of Patterns of Youth Protests in Post-Apartheid South Africa ACTIVISM AS COMMUNICATION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE: A STUDY OF PATTERNS OF YOUTH PROTESTS IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA BY MAKOFANE MAAKGAFEDI BEAUTY A DISSERTATION Submitted to the Faculty of Humanities School of Languages and Communications Department of Media, Communications & Information Studies In fulfilment of Requirements For the Master’s Degree in Communication Studies at the University of Limpopo 2018 Under the supervision of Professor T. Oyedemi Declaration I, Makofane Maakgafedi Beauty, declare that this thesis was composed exclusively by me and has not been submitted, in whole or in part, for any previous application for a degree. Except where stated otherwise by reference or acknowledgment, the work presented in this paper is entirely my own. Signature: Date: ______________ _________________ i Dedication I dedicate this dissertation to my loving daughter, Phodiso, and the entire family for their unfailing support and patience when I was distant owing to academic commitments. ii Author’s acknowledgements My profound gratitude goes to Professor Oyedemi, for his enormous support and guidance from the get go, building to the completion of this paper. This research would not have been possible without his wisdom as my supervisor. SALUTE! Second, my precious, loving daughter, Phodiso Makofane, has been very supportive and patient during the times where academic commitments stole our moments. Thank you, for giving me hope by not adding to the pressures I had. Special gratitude goes to mom and dad (Mr & Mrs Makofane). Their continuous support meant a lot in every step of the way. I would not have travelled this far if it were not for their love and guidance. I am deeply rooted in their presence. My siblings, Permit, Kabelo, Thato and Tshireletso, thank you for always being there when I needed you. Pabalelo Radingoana, I would never trade our friendship for anything. All the unsung heroes and heroines who participated in my research, not in any chance would I have made it without your involvement. Thank you so much for your insightful contributions to this marvellous work. I thank the Bakgoga ba Makofane and Batau ba Matuludi ancestors for watching over me every single day of my life. Last, the name that surpasses all human understanding – God, thank you for giving me the wisdom and strength to complete this degree and providing me with the strongest support system ever. iii Abstract Twenty-three years since the transition into the democratic government, the South African post-apartheid government continues to grapple with the challenges of recurring trends of youth protests. The post-apartheid government has been experiencing violent protest actions resulting from dissatisfactions with poor service delivery or lack of social services, unemployment, slow pace of transformation in some South African socio- economic spaces, specifically institutions of higher learning and agitation for affordable access to tertiary education. Many young people demand social change through protest action, which often results in destruction of public infrastructure for this method seems to be an effective way of communicating grievances (Mbindwane, 2016). A first trend in youth protest is related to economic issues and social service provision. This qualitative study explored how high rates of unemployment amongst the youth and poor service delivery was a concern and a motivation for protests. The study of youth protests in the Fetakgomo-Greater Tubatse Municipality in the Limpopo Province was used as a case study, with the protests being used as a tool of communicating socio-economic challenges. Unemployment amongst the youth and poor service delivery in the municipality were challenges that motivated young people to actively communicate their dissatisfactions through toyi-toying (street protest). The municipality has been reported to have the highest rate of youth unemployment, standing at 53, 5%, in spite of the 18 mines that operate in the region (Statistics South Africa, 2016). A second motivation for youth protest trend in post-apartheid South Africa is affordable access to higher education. Exorbitant tuition fees, annual increments, and agitation for affordable access to tertiary education have made headlines since September 2015 when the Minister of Higher Education, Dr Blade Nzimande, announced that university fees were going to rise by 11, 5% in the 2016 academic year. The study revealed that tertiary education has become a commodity in the country and many students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds could not afford to pay for their fees. The drastic fee increments also exceeded expectations of those earning enough to pay for their children’s education, to an extent where they felt that the cost of education was iv clearing their pockets. The study further showed that the funding mechanisms failed to keep up with the ever-increasing tuition fees. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and other student loans/bursaries could no longer provide full bursaries as students’ tuition rose exponentially. The final trend of youth protests studied in this paper related to transformation and decolonisation of academic spaces – the case of #RhodesMustFall campaign. The sluggish transformation in South Africa, particularly in institutions of higher learning, first triggered student demonstrations at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and eventually spread to almost the rest of South African universities. The study further discovered that the presence of the Rhodes’ statue at UCT prompted a variety of emotions and rage among students, predominantly the previously marginalised. It appeared to be a constant reminder of colonial oppression and slow pace of transformation in the academia. Amongst other things, the study found that students pressed for the removal of all symbols of colonialism, from renaming streets that are perceived to carry the apartheid legacy, decolonising the curriculum, and advocating for greater representation of Black people in senior management positions, specifically the women as they were less represented in the past. Through in-depth qualitative interviews with selected youth, university management representatives, government representatives, and media archival materials, the study examined the concerns that shaped the trends and the nature of youth protests in the post-apartheid South Africa and explored how activism and protests were not merely a social agitation, but tools for communicating youth social and economic experiences. v List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ANC: African National Congress ANCYL: African National Congress Youth League AMCU: Association of Mining and Construction Union BEE: Black Economic Empowerment COSATU: Congress of South African Trade Union CESCR: Community on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights CEO: Chief Executive Officer DA: Democratic Alliance DoE: Department of Higher Education DHET: Department of Higher Education and Training EFFsc: Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command IEC: Independent Electoral Commission IDP: Integrated Development Plan ICT: Information and Communication Technology NSFAS: National Student Financial Aid Scheme SRC: Student Representative Council SACP: South African Communist Party SABC: South African Broadcasting Corporation SIT: Social Identity Theory UCT: University of Cape Town UL: University of Limpopo UDHR: Universal Declaration on Human Rights Stats SA: Statistics South Africa SASCO: South African Student Congress vi SNS: Social Networking Sites PASMA: Pan African Student Movement of Azania Ph.D.: Doctor of Philosophy RDT: Relative Deprivation Theory NPHE: National Plan for Higher Education NRF: National Research Foundation NFF: New Funding Framework NUM: National Union of Mine Workers NDR: National Democratic Revolution vii Table of contents Declaration ....................................................................................................................... i Dedication ........................................................................................................................ii Author’s acknowledgements ........................................................................................... iii Abstract ...........................................................................................................................iv List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................vi List of tables ...................................................................................................................xv List of figures ................................................................................................................. xvi Figure 5.2 shows municipalities with worst youth unemployed graduates in South Africa ...................................................................................................................................... xvi ...................................................................................................................................... xvi Figure 5.3 shows worst unemployment rates in various municipalities between youth of 15 and 34 years ......................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... xvi CHAPTER 1 ...................................................................................................................
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