The sensitive topic of race relations is coming to the fore as more white students express their views. They said black students who want to return to school are not speaking up for fear of reprisals. While South Africa won praise for reconciliation efforts among racial factions when apartheid ended, many black South Africans express frustration that they have failed to reap the economic benefits they expected from democracy. "We are not against the 'Fees Must Fall' protests," said Stuart Young, a student at the University of the Witwatersrand, or Wits University. About 63 percent of the 37,000 students at Wits University are black, while 20 percent are white, according to the university.

Source: ABC News October 05, 2016 13:26 UTC