Student Leaders On How Robert Sobukwe Influenced Fees Must Fall
The 27th of February marks 40 years since the death of Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) founder Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe. He was originally a part...
Decolonisation must begin at schools
I am a student at the university currently known as Rhodes. Our struggle for decolonisation remains urgent, and unfulfilled. Meanwhile, the struggle for decolonisation...
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...
FMF Leaders Question The Ethics Of Fasiha Hassan Accepting International Peace...
Former student leader and current member of African National Congress (ANC) communication team Fasiha Hassan has been awarded the Student Peace Prize (SPP) for...
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...
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...
In pictures: CPUT students join #FeesMustFall protests
On Thursday, thousands of Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) students protested at their Cape Town campus, wanting to see the Vice Chancellor, Dr...
UWC students respond to Prof Xolela Mangcu
Self-indulgent Professor Xolela Mangcu misread our protest, write Nangamso Bomvana, Ncedisa Mpemnyama and Marx Mtoto.
On Thursday the 26th of May, the Centre for Humanities...
Univen Students Shutdown Campus Over NSFAS Problems
The shutdown at the University of Venda (Univen) continues even as the university announces academic activities will resume August 13. For the past week...
#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...
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...
We need to talk about the long-term effects of FMF on...
The effects of Fees Must Fall (FMF) protests are long-lasting and damaging to students' mental health and ultimately affect their academic performance.
The Socio-Economic Rights...
UJ raised R147m for student fees. Should other universities follow suit?
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has raised R147 million for missing middle students but just how long can the university keep it up for?...
Walter Sisulu Uni Refutes Terrible Living Conditions Claims
Some Walter Sisulu University students at the Ibika Campus in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, say the living conditions in their residences are appalling. They claim...
Reflections of the #FeesMustFall movement from TUT grounds
South Africa has been host to many protest and students uprisings - both in the apartheid era and the infamous post-apartheid rainbow nation era....
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...
On Graduate Unemployment: “We Were Promised That Education Would Free Us...
Thousands of recent graduates in South Africa are stuck in the rut of unemployment despite the thousands they pumped into their educations. They are...
Rebels & Rage: How Adam Habib Saw #FeesMustFall
The Fees Must Fall (FMF) protests that seized South Africa from 2015-2016 were a right mess. On the one hand, students were protesting for...
CPUT: a militarised campus is the new norm
After weeks of ongoing tensions, four expulsions, petrol-bombed buildings, the resignation of a dodgy vice chancellor and the temporary closure of campus due to...
SA Union Of Students Calls For Shutdown Of All Universities
The South African Union of Students (SAUS) has called for a national shutdown of the higher education sector. The shutdown is to "agitate the...
