The #FeesMustFall movement needs to change tactics to avoid further isolation
Ntando Sindane believes that the student struggle for free education in South Africa is in danger of making the same mistake that many revolutionary...
It is the system itself that is violent
Sam Van Heerden says that if we do not see the hypocrisy in raging against damage done to property while being wholly indifferent to the...
10 study tips for exams in the time of #FeesMustFall
While the rest of the country celebrates jacaranda season, university students are reminded of the old saying - “When the jacarandas start blooming, exam...
Casting students as irrationally violent stinks of racism
The topics of violence, non-violence and questions of what “legitimate†violence looks like have marked discussion about the #FeesMustFall protests.
The general public - whether...
Who’s really in charge of our universities during #FeesMustFall?
Since the latest wave of Fees Must Fall protests broke out in September, university campuses nationwide have been teeming with private security and officers...
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...
567 people have been arrested so far in #FeesMustFall protests
The South African Police Service (SAPS) have confirmed that there have been nearly 600 #FeesMustFall-related arrests over the past eight months.
#Fees2017 Lt General Phahlane...
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...
Open letter to Pravin Gordhan urges him to take responsibility in...
In an open letter to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, head of department of anthropology at Wits, Dr Kelly Gillespie, expressed her disappointment that Gordhan...
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...
What are students demanding from #FeesMustFall?
Students around the country have taken to campuses and the streets to call for free education. However, student groups at different universities are not united...
On tactics and the future of #FeesMustFall at Wits
As Fees Must Fall protests across South Africa enter their fourth week, there is heightened tensions at Wits University following violent clashes between private...
Religious leaders in Durban march with students in support of #FeesMustFall
On Tuesday, students from various universities, including the Durban University of Technology and University of Kwazulu-Natal, marched to Durban's City Hall to hand over...
President Zuma leaves out Pravin from a task team to deal...
In a statement released by The Presidency on Tuesday, President Jacob Zuma announced the establishment of  a Ministerial Task Team to resolve the current...
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,...
A prayer for Wits, in four verses
The University of Witwatersrand will reopen on Monday 10 October, amidst more security, and a continuing impasse between students and management. Wits academic DANAI MUPOTSA is saying a...
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...
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...
Blade says student leaders threw him under the bus
At a specially convened meeting of students, government and university management on Monday, Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande accused student leaders of duplicity.
"What...
Questions must be asked about tactics of coercion during #FeesMustFall
Speaking at a specially convened imbizo in Johannesburg on Monday, President Jacob Zuma once more referenced the death of a worker at Wits University...
