The #FeesMustFall campaign broke the internet this week, with statistics showing that it was the most tweeted hashtag in South Africa, second after Nelson Mandela’s death.

On Friday morning there were more than 140 000 tweets over-night with the hashtag #FeesMustFall and #NationalShutDown.

As students prepared for their march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Friday, there were 300 tweets per minute being sent out.

Students used their social media platforms to mobilise support, as well as to discuss and report on the protests.

The campaign was so powerful that mobile networks offered a free data service to students so they could tweet and share their experiences live from the protest outside the Union Buildings.

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