Student protests 2021: What is happening at UFS?
Students at the University of Free State (UFS) have been protesting since the first week of March against a number of issues related to...
Poem: It’s a White Boy Thing
Stellenbosch University was in the news recently for another racist incident. A white student was caught urinating on the belongings of a black student....
Open Letter Calls On UCT To Follow Through With Israeli Academic...
South African Jewish people are speaking up about their support for an academic boycott of Israeli universities. They say these universities are enabling the...
Mixed reactions to SA universities’ vaccine mandates
Several South African universities have announced they will be adopting a mandatory vaccination policy. The universities are the University of Free State (UFS), University...
Smuts Hall at the University of Cape Town rebrands six years...
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has approved the renaming of the Jan Smuts residence hall with immediate effect.
Read more: Mixed Reviews From Students...
Blade Nzimande finally announces 2022 NSFAS applications dates
Higher education minister, Dr Blade Nzimande announced the opening of the 2022 National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) applications. During an October 28 briefing,...
DUT Suspends 6 More Students For Attacking Staff
Six more students are facing suspension for alleged verbal and physical attacks against staff members. This comes a week after the student representative council...
What you need to know about NSFAS 2022
The cycle for the 2022 National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) applications are due to open in the next month or so. NSFAS has...
The Fees Must Fall Story As A Musical
Following the 2015-2017 Fees Must Fall (FMF) movement, there have been many popular culture interpretations. From books to movies and documentaries everyone has tried...
DUT EFFSC Blames Management For Fresh Disruptions
As the 'Sizofunda Ngenkani' campaign by the Economic Freedom Fighters Students Command is on at the Durban University of Technology, academic activities were disrupted...
Public Statement Concerning #FeesMustFall Student Activist, Kanya Cekeshe
Public statement by former student leaders and members of the clergy and civil society concerning #FeesMustFall student activist, Kanya Cekeshe
We reproduce their...
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...
SRC elections in the time of COVID-19
Many students at South African universities and colleges were forced to adjust to online learning due to COVID-19 conditions. Now another university process has...
Blade Nzimande On NSFAS 2020 Readiness
The minister of higher education, science and technology Blade Nzimande held a press briefing on the opening of financial aid applications for the 2020...
UFS Medical Students Afraid To Work At Pelonomi Hospital
University of the Free State (UFS) medical students are concerned about their safety following several incidents of violence at the Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital in...
NSFAS: A necessary struggle for many students
In many South African universities, tuition fees are high and continue to skyrocket on a yearly basis. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)...
FMF 2021: Historic debt, the missing middle and free education explained
The Daily Vox has put together 10 questions we want to answer to better understand Fees Must Fall 2021 – not just as the...
In Pictures: Wits Protests Gender-Based Violence
Hundreds of Wits University students gathered at the Great Hall piazza to protest against gender-based violence and femicide. The protest is in response to...
NSFAS Delays At DUT: “The Price For Education Is Too High”
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At the Durban University of Technology, delayed payments from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) have led to new student protests,...
Here’s What You Need To Know About NSFAS 2021
The 2021 National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) cycle opened on August 3, 2020. Students have until November 30, 2020 to apply. The Daily...
