Everything You Need To Know About NSFAS 2019
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is a funding loan system that been plagued by many problems. Delays in providing funds and not...
Higher Education Minister Appoints Sexual Violence In Universities Task Team
Students have been consistently protesting the rampant sexual harassment and violence that takes place at institutions of higher learning. Hoping to address these concerns,...
UKZN Implements New Policies On Gender Based Violence
The student representative council at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) held a gender-based violence programme aimed at raising awareness and fight against GBV on...
Get Applying! 7 Scholarship And Learnerships To Check Out
It’s that time of the year. The new year is almost upon us and it’s time for new opportunities. Companies, universities and more have...
University students’ thoughts on proposed mandatory vaccinations
As vaccinations opens up to more age groups, the topic of mandatory vaccinations has led to fierce debates. One of the spaces where mandatory...
The Real Price Of A Degree: “We Will Never Be The...
BOOK REVIEW
Thuthukani Nkosi, a master’s degree student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal has finally published his book The Real Price of a Degree, which...
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...
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...
Confusion continues around NSFAS funding for PGCE students
Students from the University of Western Cape (UWC) say they are having issues with the postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE). They have been informed...
Joburg’s space-saving rooftop gardens offer relief from the drought
For much of 2016, South Africa has been hard hit by drought, with food prices rising and water restrictions being put into place throughout...
COVDI19 Campus Shutdowns Webinar
In marking Youth Day, and six years since the launch of The Daily Vox, join us for this discussion on one of the emerging...
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...
Most Universities Are Not Accepting Walk-Ins
It's that time of the year again when students pick up their books and go back to university. With it comes the hassle of...
Students Speak About Their Online Learning Experiences
Most universities in South Africa have taken their academic programme online. Even with support from these institutions to students, it hasn’t been an easy...
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...
South African universities are training their gaze on the United States....
Three academic institutions in Africa have established units dedicated to the study of the United States. They are University of the Witwatersrand’s African Centre...
Personal notes on #FeesMustFall: How things could have been different.
I remember it as if it was yesterday, the excitement to go to the university of Pretoria. For many reasons than one, this was...
Funding remains huge stumbling block for provision of GBV shelters
For those many women who survive GBV, and particularly intimate partner violence (IPV), shelters are an important safe space. They provide a space with...
University students share their thoughts on the upcoming #LGE2021
The local government elections are just around the corner and the youth vote cannot be discounted. The youth demographic (18-34 years old) comprises a...
SOAS students are petitioning for Adam Habib’s removal following his use...
Students at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) are calling for the removal of Adam Habib as the director...
