Mthokozisi Ntumba who was killed by police at Wits protest was...
Mthokozisi Ntumba was killed by police during a protest outside Wits University this week. Following his death, the police minister Bheki Cele and other...
The List: What’s happening at other SA universities
This is how students and institutions are dealing with the issues related to funding and registration.
Protests at the University of Witwatersrand reached a tipping...
NEWSFLASH: One person killed as police use force to disperse Wits...
One person was shot and killed amidst ongoing student protest action outside the Braamfontein campus of the University of Witwatersrand.
While details remain sketchy, one...
NSFAS: Funding is not being phased out for teaching and nursing...
There has been much alarm around the news that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) might be defunding teaching and nursing degrees. But...
Heard at Zondo: Fees Must Fall was “infiltrated” by the State...
During the January 25 sitting of the State Capture Commission, Sydney Mufamadi, the chairperson of the high-level panel into the State Security Agency (SSA)...
TL;DR: A roundup of SRC elections from across the country
Even with the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, politics must go on. Around the country, universities adapted the elections for the 2020/2021 student representative council...
No data or support: the reality of learning through lockdown in...
The digital divide impacts on students’ academic success and wellbeing, but there are ways to save the academic year and support students’ mental health,...
“The Fall” is a fantasy novel set in the middle of...
Jen Thorpe’s novel The Fall marries fantasy with reality in a fast-paced mashup. We chatted to Thorpe about her inspiration for the book.
Basis of...
Online Discussion: How Students Are Struggling With Online Learning
Join The Daily Vox and Youth Capital on August 5 2020 for an online discussion on how students are dealing with online learning. Youth...
5 Things To Know About The New Wits VC
Wits University has a new vice-chancellor. On June 25, the university announced professor Zeblon Vilakazi will take over the position from Adam Habib from...
Watch Now: COVID-19 Campus Shutdowns
In marking Youth Day, and six years since the launch of The Daily Vox, The Daily Vox hosted a discussion on one of the...
Students Speak About Their Online Learning Experiences
Most universities in South Africa have taken their academic programme online. Even with support from these institutions to students, it hasn’t been an easy...
Protests At Fort Hare, TUT And Wits
Protests continue at campuses around South Africa. At Wits University students raised the issue of Wits students having no accommodation as the academic year...
Wits Academics Respond To Adam Habib’s Resignation
(Academic Staff Association of Wits University) ASAWU noted the resignation of the Vice Chancellor and Principal, Prof Adam Habib, with effect from the end...
Financial Exclusion And Accommodation Dominate Protests At UKZN
Students at the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) have been protesting over issues related to financial exclusions and accommodation. Several buildings including an HIV...
No Late Applications To Be Accepted
With the release of matric results, new students will be getting ready to secure their place at the various institutions of higher learning. Many...
The EFFSC Is Going Nowhere
COMMENT
I am not going to argue the case for the Economic Freedom Fighters Students Command (EFFSC) WRITES SIYA NYULU. I have already done...
Kanya Cekeshe’s Bid For Freedom Will Be Taken To The High...
The fight for Kanya Cekeshe's release is not over. On October 14, the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court denied bail and leave to appeal his conviction....
Magistrate Denies Kanya Cekeshe Bail, Leave To Appeal Conviction
“Why is the state hell-bent on keeping Cekeshe in jail,” asked Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi. It was a packed court at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court...
NSFAS Backs Cash For Books, In Spite Of Concerns
In January 2019, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) introduced a cash system for allowances. Along with the payment of tuition, Nsfas-funded students...
