Photographer note: A student who took part in the
#FeesMustFall protest at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa
on 23 October 2015. This protest came about in response to SA
universities announcing a massive tuition fee increase for 2016. As many
students in SA are poverty-stricken, they cannot afford to pay any more
for tertiary education. What’s more, the ruling government in SA
promised free education for all before it came into power. The student
in this photo is showing a “proof of voting” stamp in his identity
document while being held back by a riot police barricade. The message
he is trying to send to the government through this gesture is: “I voted
you into power, so give me the opportunity to be educated.”