Campuses were calm this week. But, with the possibility that protests may resume, the “securitisation” of campuses remains a burning issue.
The university’s vice-chancellor, Professor Adam Habib, encouraged people who experienced or witnessed gender-based harm to report such incidents.
Some are owed amounts ranging from R88 000 to R384 000 by the higher education department.
Vice-chancellors have been warned this could put universities in danger – students owe R2-billion.
‘Sheer incompetence’ and a lack of diligence appear to be holding up the certification process at TVET colleges.
Among the colleges that were forced to close are the Tshwane North and Tshwane South colleges.
Those anxiously waiting to be placed at schools include 7 092 pupils whose parents applied online.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal issued the suspension notices over their racism and misconduct claims of which the vice-chancellor was cleared.
The age-old pitting of girls and boys against each other may need to be rethought because research shows it’s more than a battle of the sexes.
Gauteng and Western Cape schools are bulging at the seams as thousands of children from other provinces fight for places there