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Students to receive NSFAS laptops by March

Education Bongekile Macupe - 19 Jan 2021

Nearly a year after Nzimande announced that NSFAS beneficiaries would receive laptops as part of the interventions for Covid-19 at higher education institutions, the devices are yet to be delivered

Nehawu leaders are ‘betraying us’

Education Bongekile Macupe - 28 Nov 2020

The accusation by a branch of the union comes after it withdrew from a parliamentary process

Student funding scheme gets new chief executive and board

Education Bongekile Macupe - 26 Nov 2020

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has been under administration for two years after its board was dissolved and its boss resigned not even halfway through his term

Virtual world left out of policy on universities’ international collaboration

Opinion Ylva Rodny-Gumede - 22 Nov 2020

The pandemic has underlined the need for effective research, teaching and learning through virtual platforms regardless of travel restrictions

NSFAS is a nepotist fiefdom – staff

Education Bongekile Macupe - 14 Nov 2020

Employees at the student financial aid scheme have told the education parliamentary portfolio committee that the administrator did not follow procedures when people were appointed

Editorial: Nzimande’s shame is youth’s loss

Editorial Editorial - 31 Oct 2020

Before Nzimande or anyone in government thinks of telling young people to “choose” TVET colleges again, they need to fix this sector

The shame of 40 000 missing education certificates

Education Bongekile Macupe - 29 Oct 2020

Graduates are being left in the lurch by a higher education department that is simply unable to deliver the crucial certificates proving their qualifications - in some cases dating back to 1992

Unisa shortlists two candidates for the vice-chancellor job

Education Bongekile Macupe - 19 Oct 2020

The outgoing vice-chancellor’s term has been extended to April to allow for a smooth hand-over

Fort Hare students test positive for Covid after partying

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 19 Oct 2020

The 30 students, who went to a bash at a tavern in East London, were not wearing masks, did not sanitise their hands nor keep to social distancing regulations.

Five universities extend academic year to March 2021

Education Bongekile Macupe - 30 Sep 2020

Minister Blade Nzimande says a staggered ending of the academic year is intended to support students

‘There are Mechanisms in Place’: Collaboration births sacred text

Friday Nkgopoleng Moloi - 3 Sep 2020

‘There are Mechanisms in Place’, comprising text, poetry and visual analysis of Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum’s practice, reveals how working together is a powerful philosophy

Walter Sisulu University is playing catch-up with online learning

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 28 Jul 2020

Some affluent institutions have already finished the first semester online, but historically disadvantaged universities like Walter Sisulu University are having to start from scratch

A small number of students can return to university, but some choose not to

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 26 Jul 2020

They stayed away because they feared getting Covid-19, had comorbidities, were in quarantine, had become infected and the safety measures such as curfews were too limiting

Students ‘dreams are crumbling’

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 25 Jul 2020

Those at historically disadvantaged universities feel abandoned while their peers at richer institutions continue with their studies

The student funding scheme changes lives – it’s too important to fail

Education Bongekile Macupe - 25 Jul 2020

We need a NSFAS that is run effectively and efficiently to serve poor and working class young people who want to change their lives through education.

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Students to receive NSFAS laptops by March

Nehawu leaders are ‘betraying us’

Student funding scheme gets new chief executive and board

Virtual world left out of policy on universities’ international collaboration

NSFAS is a nepotist fiefdom – staff

Editorial: Nzimande’s shame is youth’s loss

The shame of 40 000 missing education certificates

Unisa shortlists two candidates for the vice-chancellor job

Fort Hare students test positive for Covid after partying

Five universities extend academic year to March 2021

‘There are Mechanisms in Place’: Collaboration births sacred text

Walter Sisulu University is playing catch-up with online learning

A small number of students can return to university, but some choose not to

Students ‘dreams are crumbling’

The student funding scheme changes lives – it’s too important to fail

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