For real change to happen at university, students and workers must...
The Fees Must Fall movement has proven that young South Africans have the potential to contribute to mass struggles. The impact and success of...
Why now is the time for #FeesMustFall 2017
The Fees Must Fall movement would do itself and the country a great service to derive inspiration, in these unpredictable times, from the Latin...
Changing the names of buildings: Transformation or window dressing?
The Rhodes Must Fall and Fees Must Fall movements have raised important questions about whether we have truly African universities or whether our universities...
This is what Julius Malema had to say about #FeesMustFall
Minutes before he was served papers to appear in court on charges of trespassing and riotous assembly related to alleged actions in 2014, the Commander...
#FeesCommission report: How TVETs win
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions are the biggest winners according to the recommendations of the Fees Commission report. Universities will not...
UKZN: Poor Black Students Still Face Harsh Discrimination
"We revolt simply because, for many reasons, we can no longer breathe." - Frantz Fanon
Fanon tells us that we revolt simply because we...
“Nothing less than free education†– Student leaders on leaked fees...
Some Student Representative Councils (SRCs) have decided to wait till the president releases the Fees Commission report rather that relying on the leak.
On Sunday,...
The Fees Commission Report will not ease #FMF
: The presidency released the Fees Commission report on 13 November 2017.
First will come the outrage. Then the protests. Then more protests.
The end to the...
Solomon Mahlangu: A hero of our youth
Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu was hanged on this day 38 years ago.
He was wrongfully charged with two counts of murder and three charges under the...
High Court Ruling Forces NSFAS To Inform Students About Applications
On Tuesday, the High Court in Grahamstown ordered the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to communicate a decision to a Rhodes University student...
In defence of fallism: A response to #FeesMustFall critics
In an article published recently on The Daily Vox, Ebrahim Fakir and Ayesha Soni posed some serious challenges to the #FeesMustFall (FMF) movement, and...
10 unforgettable moments of solidarity from #FeesMustFall
While news reports and timelines are filled with images of burning tyres and overturned police cars, the #FeesMustFall protests brought many South Africans together...
Seven university protests around the world that resonate with #FeesMustFall
The Fees Must Fall protests have shaken up South African society and posed pressing questions about education, decolonisation and institutional culture on campuses. But...
Student activist Fasiha Hassan drops bars at Cape Town Kathrada memorial
On Thursday 6 April, a memorial service was held for struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada at St Georges Cathedral in Cape Town. One of the...
Harassment, Scuffles Break Out At Wits Hunger Strike
The situation at Wits University is tense on Tuesday morning. There have been clashes between students and private security in Solomon House where students...
Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh talks decolonisation, democracy and delusion
Activist, rapper and author Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh spoke to The Daily Vox about his newly released project Democracy and Delusion. The project is two-part: a...
#FeesMustFall: A tale of two Witses – one for the rich,...
Wits University is made up of two separate and distinct universities - one for the rich and another for the poor - and university...
The media sells black pain: a woman’s experience from #FeesMustFall
The media has been criticised for the way it portrayed students in the #FeesMustFall protests as “ungrateful hooligans†but few have criticised the manner...
Dear Adam Habib, I’m sorry some tweets hurt your feelings
Dear Professor Habib
Twitter is an interesting platform. It allows a university, such as yours, to communicate with students in a slightly more casual way...
UCT granted interdict against disruptions, classes to resume from Wednesday
On Monday the University of Cape Town was granted an interim interdict by the Western Cape High Court against the disruption of university activities....
