Everything You Need To Know About NSFAS 2020
The 2020 National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) cycle opened on September 1, 2019. This means students have three months to apply for funding...
Blade Nzimande On NSFAS 2020 Readiness
The minister of higher education, science and technology Blade Nzimande held a press briefing on the opening of financial aid applications for the 2020...
NSFAS: ‘We’re Ready For 2020’
On Wednesday, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) briefed parliament on the scheme’s readiness for the 2020 academic year. NSFAS Administrator Dr. Randall...
Justice Department Says “No” On Pardons For Fees Must Fall Activists
Justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola addressed the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in parliament. He said he had been informed about the...
SRC At DUT Alleges Corruption Over Suspensions
“Everything that is currently happening is politics at play because more of our students have been suspended and management is delaying the hearing until...
Financial Exclusion Protests Continue At UKZN And DUT
Students in Durban institutions of higher learning are becoming more irate and vow to bring campuses to standstill if their concerns are not resolved...
Mandla Shikwambana: Department of Higher Education Is The Problem
The Daily Vox speaks to Mandla Shikhwambana, the new president of the Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command (EFFSC), on his campus activism plans.
Shikwambana was...
DUT: EFFSC-Led SRC Shows Unity As Protests Continue
NEWS ANALYSIS
The Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command (EFFSC) is holding firm at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), in spite of several high-profile incidents...
Philani Nduli On His Bid For The EFFSC Presidency: “Free Education...
Ahead of the national student assembly of the Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command (EFFSC), the Daily Vox spoke to Philani Nduli, a KwaZulu Natal...
Only A 1976 Situation Can Change The Lives Of SA Youth
COMMENT
This year marks the 43rd anniversary of the June 1976 massacre, and it has become apparent that the livelihoods of young people in this...
The Real Price Of A Degree: “We Will Never Be The...
BOOK REVIEW
Thuthukani Nkosi, a master’s degree student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal has finally published his book The Real Price of a Degree, which...
SONA Debate: Did The #FeesMustFall MPs Give Me Something To Look...
COMMENT
A wave of novelty visited my senses as I watched the State of the Nation Address (SONA) debate on Tuesday afternoon. Nompendulo Mkhatshwa (former...
DUT SRC To Challenge Suspension Of President In Court
The Durban University of Technology (DUT) has suspended the SRC president for an alleged misconduct which the university believes was in breach of the...
The Real Price Of A Degree: The Untold Story Of Financially...
AS TOLD TO
Author and masters candidate at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Thuthukani Nkosi will be publishing his book The Real Price of a Degree,...
Blade Nzimande At Higher Education: It’s Back To “Square One” For...
NEWS ANALYSIS
During the period when Fees Must Fall gripped the South African campuses, then-higher education minister Blade Nzimande and the students were at...
KZN SRCs Slam New NSFAS TV Show
“The only way that NSFAS will ever assist students with information is by doing visits to disadvantaged schools in rural areas, and do programmes...
Malema: Black Student Accommodation Must Be Same As Whites’ And Indians’
Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema has called for, Sesiyanda Godlimpi, the SRC president at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) to fight for...
KZN Campuses Quiet Since Historic Debt ‘’Write Off’ Announcement
In spite of promising to continue protesting, for the past two weeks it's been quiet on campuses. Student leadership in universities in KwaZulu-Natal had...
Will Student Leaders Make An Impact In Parliament?
Former student leaders of the Fees Must Fall (FMF) movement are well on their way to Parliament. Wits University FMF leaders Nompendulo Mkwatsha and...
#FeesMustFall Enters Parliament
The top three political parties competing in the 2019 national elections have all released parliamentary lists, and all three have made important nods to...
