The election of Busisiwe Seabe (22) to represent students as part of a #FeesMustFall delegation sent to negotiate with the leadership of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) was an unusual way of recognising her leadership qualities.
It was unusual because the #FeesMustFall movement doesn’t usually have formally registered members or elected leaders.
The decision to elect Seabe was therefore a gesture of acknowledgment for the work she has been doing in the background of the movement since 2015.