Everything You Need To Know About NSFAS 2020
The 2020 National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) cycle opened on September 1, 2019. This means students have three months to apply for funding...
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...
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...
#WitsAmINext: Wits Community Demands Safety For Female Students
Clad in black and purple, students and staff at Wits University joined the country in speaking up about gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide on...
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...
Justice Department Says “No” On Pardons For Fees Must Fall Activists
Justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola addressed the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in parliament. He said he had been informed about the...
New Protests For Accommodation At UNISA And Security At NMU
Students from the University of South Africa (UNISA) and Nelson Mandela University (NMU) are protesting. At Unisa, students protested this past week over accommodation...
A Year After The #TUTshooting, Students Have Safety Fears Still
One year after Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) student Katlego Monareng was killed in the midst of Student Representative Council (SRC) elections gone awry,...
SRC At DUT Alleges Corruption Over Suspensions
“Everything that is currently happening is politics at play because more of our students have been suspended and management is delaying the hearing until...
Financial Exclusion Protests Continue At UKZN And DUT
Students in Durban institutions of higher learning are becoming more irate and vow to bring campuses to standstill if their concerns are not resolved...
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...
DUT: EFFSC-Led SRC Shows Unity As Protests Continue
NEWS ANALYSIS
The Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command (EFFSC) is holding firm at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), in spite of several high-profile incidents...
SONA Debate: What The #FeesMustFall MPs Said
Former Fees Must Fall activists Nompendulo Mkhatshwa and Naledi Chirwa, now respectively African National Congress (ANC) and EFF (Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members of...
NSFAS Issues Persist As Students March In Western Cape
The Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command (EFFSC) marched on Wednesday on issues relating to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAs). They were joined...
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...
NSFAS Delays At DUT: “The Price For Education Is Too High”
AS TOLD TO
At the Durban University of Technology, delayed payments from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) have led to new student protests,...
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...
Blade Nzimande: What His Return Means For Higher Education
The last time he was the higher education (DHET) minister he said “students must fall” and dismissed the student movement. Now Dr. Blade Nzimande...
Blade Nzimande At Higher Education: It’s Back To “Square One” For...
NEWS ANALYSIS
During the period when Fees Must Fall gripped the South African campuses, then-higher education minister Blade Nzimande and the students were at...
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...
