2016 protests in South Africa
GPTKB entity
Statements (56)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:protests
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gptkbp:featured_in |
social media campaigns
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gptkbp:highlights |
access to education
inequality in education |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
2016 protests in South Africa
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gptkbp:included |
gptkb:Stellenbosch_University
gptkb:sit-ins gptkb:Rhodes_University gptkb:University_of_Cape_Town gptkb:University_of_Johannesburg gptkb:University_of_the_Witwatersrand demonstrations marches |
gptkbp:influenced |
political discourse
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gptkbp:inspired |
youth activism
student movements |
gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:activists
gptkb:students various universities |
gptkbp:is_focused_on |
transformation in higher education
university fees |
gptkbp:is_targeted_at |
gptkb:government_policies
university administrations |
gptkbp:led_to |
policy changes
increased student enrollment further protests calls for free education greater scrutiny of university funding tuition fee adjustments |
gptkbp:occurs_in |
gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:received |
gptkb:international_attention
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gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Fees_Must_Fall_movement
# Rhodes Must Fall movement |
gptkbp:reported_by |
gptkb:media
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gptkbp:resulted_in |
increased awareness of educational issues
government negotiations |
gptkbp:saw |
arrests
police presence clashes with police |
gptkbp:sparked |
national debates
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gptkbp:were |
historically significant
student-led part of a larger movement widely covered by news outlets a catalyst for change non-violent seen as a turning point supported by alumni met with mixed responses supported by civil society organizations a response to economic conditions an expression of frustration organized through social media |
gptkbp:year |
gptkb:2016
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Marikana_incident
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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