Should NgÅ©gÄ© wa Thiong’o have asked white people to leave his...
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o is one of Africa’s most influential and celebrated scholars of decolonialism. His series of public lectures taking place at universities around...
Fallist Bonginkosi Khanyile granted bail in landmark Concourt hearing
An unprecedented battle for student leader Bonginkosi Khanyile’s release on bail was taken to the Constitutional Court - the first bail application to be...
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...
NSFAS fails to address the heart of the matter at briefing
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) press briefing on the status of 2017 applications for financial aid for universities and TVET colleges was...
Afro-pessimism is the greatest form of Black optimism
Amid debates surrounding the "politics" of fallism, Zama Mthunzi reflects on the confusion surrounding Afro-pessimism.
Afro-pessimism has been misconceived as a field of thought that...
Free higher education is not a universal right
The 2017 university year is beginning in earnest. The spectre of continued #FeesMustFall (#FMF) movement activity, in spite of evident attrition, political party capture,...
Icarus and the student movement
“Never regret thy fall, O Icarus of the fearless flight
For the greatest tragedy of them all Is never to feel the burning light.â€
–...
Academic activities suspended at WSU, DUT over registration fees and accommodation...
Walter Sisulu University
The East London and Mthatha campuses of Walter Sisulu University (WSU) have suspended academic activities and registration processes until further notice. Deputy...
Here’s what students need to know about the law when protesting
Last year, the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC) commissioned the Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI) for a legal opinion on the...
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...
Beyond FMF: Pulling families out of poverty
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...
Beyond FMF: The Self-Funders and Sole Breadwinners
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...
Can the University of Pretoria compel students not to protest this...
Students at the University of Pretoria who have criminal cases pending against them regarding the #FeesMustFall protests last year have been blocked from registering for the...
2017: A decisive year for #FeesMustFall
In 2017, the #FeesMustFall uprising is likely to face its most decisive moments yet, with mass protests periodically grinding South African universities across the...
All you need to know about NSFAS for 2017
Earlier in January, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) opened a second direct application process to students. This call for applications considers numerous...
Government gap-funding grant for the missing middle explained
Despite the #FeesMustFall protests that took place at the end of 2016, in which students from universities around the country took to the streets...
The Thusanani Foundation’s rejects ISFAP and other views on higher education
President Jacob Zuma’s Presidential Commission into the introduction of free higher education in South Africa held its final sitting of 2016 on the 29th...
Meet NSFAS version 2.0: ISFAP
On Monday, the ministerial task team presented the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFAP) at the Fees Commission in Centurion.
The ministerial task team was...
Ntokozo Qwabe: “Fees must fall for black excellence to rise”
Student activist Ntokozo Qwabe, known for the "#Tipgate" scandal, is now completing a Master of Laws degree at the University of Cape Town. This...
An open letter to UJ Vice Chancellor Ihron Rensburg
A University of Johannesburg (UJ) student was shot and killed by a security guard at an accredited residence on Saturday. Students link the killing...
