Behind the scenes of Wits #FeesMustFall
This year's Fees Must Fall protests have been characterised by violent altercations between protesting students and private security or police. Â But there's a whole...
#StandWithJNU and #FeesMustFall: The reemergence of the student movement
It is young people, in India, as in South Africa, who may be our last hope. As the fervour of revolt spreads, it is...
A new wave of activism is rising – a political awakening...
A moment of hope was born some seven years ago as students across South Africa joined together in their call for a free decolonised...
SA Students: “Grant FMF Activists Blanket Amnesty”
It's been almost a year since then-president Jacob Zuma announced free tertiary education, legitimising the call of South African students. However, a number of...
WATCH: Daily Vox hangout with UCT vice chancellor Max Price
The #RhodesMustFall protests at the University of Cape Town (UCT) have entered their third week, and students continue to occupy the Bremner building, which...
#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...
How Zuma’s free education plan will affect NSFAS and universities in...
President Jacob Zuma’s sudden announcement of a new free higher education policy came as a surprise, not the least because it came just as...
Does Destiny’s Ulo cover show it doesn’t really get #FeesMustFall?
Destiny magazine's choice for its December cover girl, namely Wits SRC president Nompendulo ‘Ulo’ Mkatshwa, has spurred furious debate about the face of #FeesMustFall....
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...
Beyond FMF: Surviving on Social Grants
South Africa’s higher education sector has been rocked over the last two years as the Fees Must Fall protests at universities, colleges and technikons...
As universities attempt to reopen, police clash with #FeesMustFall protesters nationwide
On Monday, universities that had previously been closed were expected to resume academic activity. However, Monday saw all sorts of mayhem. From rock throwing,...
The Fees Commission’s work is done, but fallists aren’t holding their...
The Fees Commission was due to complete their final report on the feasibility of free education at the end of June. On Thursday, Musa...
Five #FeesMustFall activists on the future of the movement
With so much action going on at universities this year, it’s hard to keep up with what the different Fees Must Fall movements at...
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...
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...
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...
What happens to international students during Fees Must Fall?
The #FeesMustFall protests taking place across universities for the past four weeks have put international students in a difficult position. The Daily Vox asked...
Khampepe report finds black students and staff still feel “excluded” at...
On November 10, the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Racism at Stellenbosch University Report (Khampepe report) was publicly released. The 184 page report...
#FeesMustFall: Wits failed to provide healthcare and police targeted first responders
New report echoes the warnings of the Marikana Commission of Inquiry and says police and schools must plan for protests.
Special editorial: the state of Fees Must Fall – 2016 edition
Last year this time, the Fees Must Fall movement was gaining momentum, barrelling towards a triumphant mass march on the Union Buildings, where it...
