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...
UKZN Is Still A Colonial Institution
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Last month, the Witness published a story of one Mr Vincent Luxolo Mtyende, a lecturer at the University of KwaZulu Natal, who according to...
UKZN Holds Firm On Zulu Language Policy
The University of KwaZulu-Natal is holding firm on its policy of compulsory Zulu language courses for undergraduates, despite some students having concerns about it.
In...
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...
DUT EFFsc To Challenge NPA’s Decision Not To Prosecute Mlungisi Madonsela...
Slain Durban University of Technology (DUT) student Mlungisi Madonsela's family is reeling in pain and disappointment with the justice system following the National Prosecuting...
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”
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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,...
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...
DUT SRC To Challenge Suspension Of President In Court
The Durban University of Technology (DUT) has suspended the SRC president for an alleged misconduct which the university believes was in breach of the...
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,...
The Real Price Of A Degree: The Untold Story Of Financially...
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Author and masters candidate at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Thuthukani Nkosi will be publishing his book The Real Price of a Degree,...
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...
KZN SRCs Slam New NSFAS TV Show
“The only way that NSFAS will ever assist students with information is by doing visits to disadvantaged schools in rural areas, and do programmes...
NSFAS Is Looking For Presenters For New TV Show
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is looking for young and dynamic NSFAS-funded students to present the new NSFAS Uncapped television show. The...
MUT Student’s No Plastic Water Purification Company
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Nkululeko Msomi, a 25-year-old final year chemical engineering student at the Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) is the founder of a...
Malema: Black Student Accommodation Must Be Same As Whites’ And Indians’
Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema has called for, Sesiyanda Godlimpi, the SRC president at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) to fight for...
Fees Protests Shut UniVen
Update: Student from Univen has told The Daily Vox, the strike at the university has been called off. Students have given the university until...
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...
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...
The Chevening Scholarship: All You Need To Know To Apply
The Chevening Scholarship is one of the best opportunities for South Africans to study abroad in the United Kingdom (UK). The scholarship is awarded...
