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#WitsFeesMustFall: “I feel like government intervention is necessary”
Students at the University of the Witwatersrand have been protesting over a 10,5% increase to fees set for next year and academic activities on...
UKZN students present a united front after violent protest
The mood was sombre at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) this week following violent protests on campus. There was no assurance that management would...
UKZN protests: “I’m hoping for management to meet us half way”
University of KwaZulu-Natal students have been protesting this week against changes to the requirements for accessing financial aid and increases to registration fees. The Daily Vox Team visited UKZN's...
Protests and charred cars: UKZN simmers with student anger
Protests at the University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN) have quietened on Tuesday after the university cancelled classes and police stepped up their presence.
On Monday, students...
“My father was a sheepherder, I was a truck driver. But my kids got...
With high rates of unemployment and huge inequality, many South Africans are unable to pay for their children’s university fees. KOTAMILE DLAKAVU (72) worked...
Five ways Miss SA won over a group of beauty-pageant cynics
At The Daily Vox, we are mostly women, we are very much in touch with our inner feminists, and we’re not into the whole...
#TransformWits: what students want
Wits University has joined the University of Cape Town (UCT), Rhodes University and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN) in their recent campaigns calling...
Five ways the budget will affect your life
There were no nasty surprises in the budget speech Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene delivered to Parliament on Wednesday afternoon, but there were some harsh...
DUT joins chorus of colleges at loggerheads with students over financial aid
Tensions are simmering at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) with ongoing student protests over financial aid. QINISO MBILI was on the ground to...
BCC strike ends after SRC agrees settlement with college principal
A violent strike at the Buffalo City FET College (BCC), East London, ended on Tuesday after management came to a settlement with the Students’...
DUT strike: â€It is hard for unregistered students to just go back home: they...
Durban University of Technology (DUT) students took to the streets on Tuesday to protest against a financial aid bureaucracy that they perceive as erratic. Registration at DUT...
Top of the Vox: fans cheer on #ProteaFire ahead of cricket World Cup
"With AB De Villiers leading us, a victory cannot be too far off. I cannot wait to welcome them back at OR Tambo and...
Buffalo City College students: “We won’t move!â€
Students living in res at the Buffalo City Public FET College (BCC) in East London were served with eviction notices on Thursday. The notices...
What would you do with the Nkandla money?
On 12 February 2015, President Jacob Zuma will open Parliament with his State of the Nation Address. But there’s one thing on every South...
The perilous journey to higher education
Getting a foot in the door is just the beginning for many students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are about to enter university.
Are protests the only way to a gain a university education?
Students around the country have been experiencing frustrations with access to financial aid; some have resorted to protests as a way to highlight their...
People don’t fail just because they’re “stupidâ€
AAISHA DADI PATEL spent time at Wits University last week helping students to fight academic and financial exclusions. She shares what this sobering experience...
University exclusion: more than just a question of marks
As some students gear up for the start of the academic year, others are facing the possibility of being academically or financially excluded – often...
Jobseekers pound the pavement in hope of employment
For South Africa’s large youth population, the number one concern is employment, or, rather, unemployment. Young people pace the streets, handing out CVs in...
