Abstract:
The militarisation of university campuses in South African
has led to the promotion of the use of violence and force
against students. During the national student protests in
2015-2017 university management and the South African
Police Service (SAPS) used militarisation and force which
perpetuated violence on campuses. By understanding
the state of exception as the suspension of the rule of law
it is evident that it can be used as a fascist way to react
to those questioning the status quo. Many South African
universities, particularly the University of Pretoria (UP),
employed this as a tool to deal with student protests.
This shows that South African universities have fascist
tendencies when dealing with student protests.
