Given the prominence these student leaders were burdened with at the height of the movement, a lot of assumptions were shared about the trajectory of their political careers both in mainstream media and social media.
The 26-year-old Mkhatshwa featured prominently in many of the imagery that has now become synonymous with the movement, donning her signature ANC doek with her fist in the air. Because of that, she was dubbed Fees Must Fall’s “media darling.” Thanks to the work she has done on the ground, the 26-year-old can now add the title of MP to her resume.Pambo has been nicknamed “Mr Free Decolonised Education” after he
He also dedicated the award win to the children of the mine workers who’d died during the Marikana massacre. Pambo took a jab at Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa by saying that those children would soon obtain free quality decolonised education, under the leadership of the EFF. In closing he urged people to vote for the EFF.