Smuts Hall at the University of Cape Town rebrands six years...
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has approved the renaming of the Jan Smuts residence hall with immediate effect.
Read more: Mixed Reviews From Students...
UCT rejects Athol Williams’ allegations of silencing over state capture
Athol Williams, lecturer and poet, has alleged that the University of Cape Town have been trying to silence him, a charge the university denies.
https://twitter.com/Athol_Williams/status/1399650109076520960?s=20
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Confusion continues around NSFAS funding for PGCE students
Students from the University of Western Cape (UWC) say they are having issues with the postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE). They have been informed...
How the pandemic is hurting university students’ mental health
Emmanuel Ojo, University of the Witwatersrand; Annie Burger, Stellenbosch University; Anthony J Onwuegbuzie, University of Cambridge; Bryan Jason Bergsteedt, Stellenbosch University; Samantha Adams, Stellenbosch...
NSFAS says the N+2 rule is meant to speed students through...
Students have launched a legal challenge against the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) - in particular the N+2 rule. They say the rule...
Students are walking from KZN to Gauteng for higher education
In 2019, Walk4Access, a group of people from the University of Pretoria (UP) walked from Cape Town to Pretoria. Their aim was to raise...
Lack-cess to education – the cycle of abuse against South African...
Seven postgraduate students from Wits University’s Critical Diversity Studies department write about the perennial funding crisis in higher education in South Africa. They argue...
In their own words: NSFAS N+2 students speak out
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) N+2 rule states that students need to finish their degree in a certain number of years or...
Students launch legal challenge to NSFAS time limit rule
Students are calling on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and the department of higher education (DHET) to suspend a decision to decline...
The list: Important dates for South African universities in 2021
Student protests, increasing Covid infections and administrative issues have affected registration and the start of the 2021 academic year for many universities. This is...
POEM: Let Us Not Forget
When we confront the creeping, crippling feeling- our momentum we may be losing,despite our trauma and our bruising.When it lingersand turns our fists into...
TVET colleges: here’s what you need to know
Usually conversations around higher education in South Africa are centered on universities. But technical vocational education and training (TVET) colleges are also an important...
Student protests: different year, different students – same old issues that...
There is no easy answer to the question. Books can be filled, hours can be spent debating it - and there still might be...
How the university funding crisis played out this week
NSFAS remains in crisis as various student groups met with university management to find a way forward.
https://www.thedailyvox.co.za/fmf-2021-historic-debt-the-missing-middle-and-free-education-explained/
The Fees must Fall 2021 protests entered its...
FMF 2021: Historic debt, the missing middle and free education explained
The Daily Vox has put together 10 questions we want to answer to better understand Fees Must Fall 2021 – not just as the...
Fees Must Fall 2021: here are 10 key questions
A shutdown is underway at various universities across South Africa as students ramp up protests that began at several campuses last week. Most of...
National Shutdown: here’s what is happening
SAUS has declared a national shutdown from March 15 until all their demands are met.
Following protests last week at Wits University, University of the...
Student protests 2021: What is happening at UFS?
Students at the University of Free State (UFS) have been protesting since the first week of March against a number of issues related to...
Blade Nzimande: Funding to be re-prioritised for higher education
Cabinet has agreed that funding should be re-prioritised for the Department of Higher Education and Training to ensure that all National Student Financial Aid...
Petition: In Solidarity with Students #Asinamali #EndAusterity #FreeEducation
In solidarity with students across the country, we, the undersigned, condemn the brutal murder of a 36-year old bystander who was shot and killed...
