Student Hunger At South African Universities Needs More Attention
Food insecurity at tertiary institutions is aptly described as “the skeleton in universities’ cupboards” because it receives so little attention. Those in higher education...
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...
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...
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...
NSFAS: ‘We’re Ready For 2020’
On Wednesday, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) briefed parliament on the scheme’s readiness for the 2020 academic year. NSFAS Administrator Dr. Randall...
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,...
DUT SRC Elections: Red Berets Poised To Win Again
ANALYSIS
As student organisations gear up with campaigns for student representative council (SRC) elections at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) scheduled for August 27,...
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...
NPA To Review Decision On Slain DUT Student Mlungisi Madonsela
The National Prosecuting Authority says it will review its decision not to prosecute the killing of Mlungisi Madonsela, who was shot by security at...
The EFFSC’s Inam Kula and Mbali Zondo On Being Women In...
The newly unveiled Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command (EFFSC) will soon be taking up their positions. FATIMA MOOSA and SHAAZIA EBRAHIM spoke to incoming...
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...
Mandla Shikwambana: Department of Higher Education Is The Problem
The Daily Vox speaks to Mandla Shikhwambana, the new president of the Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command (EFFSC), on his campus activism plans.
Shikwambana was...
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...
What You Need To Know About The New EFFSC President Mandla...
The assembly of the Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command (EFFSC) elected leadership at the weekend, and Mandla Shikwambana, a former University of Venda SRC...
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...
UCT: Debate On Israel Boycott Rages On
NEWS ANALYSIS
On Friday, 21 June, the University of Cape Town closed submissions for comment on its Senate resolution calling for an academic boycott of...
Philani Nduli On His Bid For The EFFSC Presidency: “Free Education...
Ahead of the national student assembly of the Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command (EFFSC), the Daily Vox spoke to Philani Nduli, a KwaZulu Natal...
