student protests

Former student leaders of the Fees Must Fall (FMF) movement are well on their way to Parliament. Wits University FMF leaders Nompendulo Mkwatsha and Fasiha Hassan have been named on the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party list.…

NEWS ANALYSIS It’s only March 2019 but there have already been no fewer than 10 students protests at campuses around South Africa just this year. Violence is once more normalised on campuses with a student killed during the 2019 protests.…

Students at Wits arrived at campus on Monday to the sight of increased security and a bolstered police presence. The air crackles with expectation following rumours across the country that a new round of protests against the cost of…

The Fees Commission has been in session this week but the purpose of the commission is being questioned by students. Students feel the score so far is: Free education: Dololo Bureaucratic agenda: 1 The Fees Commission was set up by…

On Monday, 8 August a small crowd of UJ students gathered at the university’s entrance 2 in protest against the suspension of 17 students (#UJ17) who are alleged to have been responsible for the fire-bombing of UJ’s Sanlam auditorium in…

One of the biggest issues to come out of last year’s #FeesMustFall protests is how many university students are excluded from studying because they are considered too rich for NSFAS and too poor to pay for their tuition on their own. So…

In September 2015, the admin building at the University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN) was set alight during student protests. After a week of arson attacks at schools and universities in SA, what is life like for those directly affected by the…

Student protests across campuses nationwide signal that the trust between students and management/staff is fractured. This mistrust arguably goes beyond single issues such as fees or sexual violence. Rhodes University student, SAM VAN…

Another week, another educational institution burns to ashes. On Sunday night, the Sanlam Auditorium at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Kingsway Campus was burnt down. This follows a trend of sorts - two weeks of schools being burnt…

This week, universities and technikons across South Africa were hit by a number of student protests, over issues including crime, misappropriation of NSFAS funds and the suspension and expulsion of students of earlier protests. THE DAILY…

A student at the University of Johannesburg was arrested on Monday evening as he tried to board a taxi to go home after ongoing protests at the university. Aaisha Dadi Patel spoke to UJ Fees Must Fall movement member HIBIST KASSA about the…

The protests around rape culture and the #RUReferenceList have been deeply triggering for many survivors of rape and sexual abuse. Rhodes journalism student, THANDI BOMBI, imagines what an exchange between one such survivor and her…

Over the last year, South Africa witnessed a rebirth of student activism on university campuses across the country with the #FeesMustFall campaign, which called for free education. This wave of activism speaks to the mission of young South…

The release of the #RUReferenceList at Rhodes University has sparked protests against the handling of sexual violence complaints at the Grahamstown campus. The DAILY VOX spoke to staff and students to understand why the existing policies at…

Students at Rhodes University have been protesting against rape culture at Rhodes, as well as its sexual assault policies since last week. The protests were mainly orchestrated by #Chapter212, a movement against rape culture at the…