How campuses are avoiding stampedes after Capricorn TVET
Last week, Capricorn Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College in Polokwane had to suspend its walk-in registration after a stampede, during which six...
Khaya Sithole: Students are too exhausted for FMF 2018
The government’s plan for free education looks awfully similar to the model that Wits students drafted with the help of prominent academic Khaya Sithole....
Everything you need to know about higher education’s CACH system
The Central Applications Clearing House (CACH) system has been pushed by universities and the department of higher education and training (DHET) as the route...
Gauteng health will provide nursing bursaries after all
The Gauteng department of health has rescinded their decision to stop the intake of first-year bursary nursing students. Prospective nursing students from Chris Hani...
Grade one learners begin their new schooling careers – and it’s...
Pencils are sharpened, school shoes are gleaming and bags are packed for the first day of the new school year. The grade one learners...
No clarity on why Gauteng health has rescinded all nursing bursaries
Most of the students who gathered outside the Chris Hani Baragwanath Nursing College on Monday had applied for the four-year nursing diploma. They had...
Registration at UNISA shut down by EFFSC
On Friday, representatives from the EFF Student Command protested outside the Sunnyside campus of the University of South Africa (UNISA) in Pretoria, calling for...
Government has no plan for student historical debt – yet
The free education plan that is expected to come into full effect this year was another major victory for the Fees Must Fall movement....
How to tell if a private college is bogus or legit
After matriculating last year, many young people are trying, by all means, to ensure a place at institutions of higher learning for the 2018...
#TUTvoices: Students open up about why they want to study
On Thursday the Daily Vox visited Tshwane University of Technology Pretoria campus to chat to current and prospective students to find out about how...
Careful where you try to walk in, some universities have no...
South African universities have revised their earlier position to make provision for walk-in and late applications for prospective students. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean...
Everything you need to know about NSFAS (2018)
The second week of January has seen many students across the country entering universities and registering for the first time. The National Student Financial...
There are some conflicting claims between EFF and Higher Education
The EFF Student Command (EFFSC) met with the department of higher education and training (DHET) on Monday, and released a statement which made several...
Gauteng education’s court battle with an ‘Afrikaans-only’ school
The Gauteng department of education is in court over a placement controversy at an Afrikaans school. The school is trying to overturn a department...
#FreshersAdvice: Your Complete Guide To South African Universities, Part 2
It's a new academic year and thousands of undergrads will be registering for their first year at university. It's a whole other thing, this...
Here are your initial university payments for 2018
South African students are going back to university in the coming weeks and registration is currently underway. Fees have not yet fallen and many...
The return of Rhodes University’s Minimal Initial Payment sparks outrage
Rhodes University students were unhappy after the university announced the return of the Minimum Initial Payment (MIP) or Initial Fee Payment (IFP) for 2018....
Wits SRC: “Higher Education CACH system is giving students false hopeâ€
Monday was the first day of registration at the University of Witwatersrand, and it proceeded smoothly despite concerns that disruptions, intense crowds or stampedes...
School learner placement dogs the Gauteng education department
The start of every academic year in Gauteng is usually accompanied by the news that many learners are without a place in a school....
#FreshersAdvice: Your complete guide to South African Universities, Part I
Everything about starting university is daunting: the size of the campuses, the people, the work and the fees. Luckily, seniors have your back and...
