Supporters have stood by Jacob Zuma through scandal after scandal. Some have stayed loyal to him and others have turned their backs
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For all the excitement generated by the news of an mRNA vaccine hub being established in South Africa, the country is still going to need help making Covid-19 jabs
Wits sent students notices stating that they were liable for tuition, allowance and accommodation costs for 2020. The bombshell was dropped on the students in the last week of March.
Students were told that the scheme would no longer fund them and that they were also liable for 2020 fees and all other study costs
Parents who, on paper, look like they can afford to pay their children’s university fees often can’t. They also miss out on funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme.
Thousands of students, who owe billions of rands in outstanding fees to universities, can’t get their qualification certificates and so can’t get jobs
Amid a continued national shutdown of universities, Blade Nzimande told parliament that government was collecting data of students’ historical debt
Vice-chancellors tell parliament that there needs to be a lasting national solution to the funding issues as they cannot deal with them on their own
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Neither the minister nor deputy minister stayed for the duration of an urgent committee meeting to discuss funding challenges for university students
Police shot at students who had been peacefully marching in the streets of Johannesburg during the first day of the national shutdown on Monday
The vice-chancellor of the University of the Free State has spoken about academic measures for students for the academic year following the national shutdown
Students from campuses across the country have started embarking on protests, demanding that their historical debt be scrapped and that they be allowed to register
The already turbulent labour market could see more strain if aspiring students lose out
Every single year we have the same conversation about students protesting about registration problems at universities and police brutality. The two ministers are clearly inept
Nzimande’s last-minute scramble to find funding for students has not stopped them from mobilising for a nationwide shutdown.
Funds will be diverted from the higher education department to help cover the NSFAS shortfall
Sources say the party’s top six are concerned the protests at Wits University could intensify into a fiery student movement, much like #FeesMustFall
The man was shot as police clashed with Wits students in Braamfontein. The protesters are demanding that no students be financially excluded
About 50 Wits students are blocking De Beer Street in Braamfontein, where a man was shot and killed by police during a student protest
Higher education minister says NSFAS is experiencing a funding shortfall and has requested that universities extend their registration period
The 501Y.V2 strain produces strong antibodies, but it’s not known how long immunity lasts, so being vaccinated remains essential
The EFF is going to court in a bid to have the higher education minister’s directive that Unisa lower its first-time student intake overruled
The new leaders of the student funding scheme inherit years of instability and poor financial records
Ramaphosa says regaining learning time lost to the coronavirus pandemic will be a priority this year, but does not specify how
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
The accusation by a branch of the union comes after it withdrew from a parliamentary process
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
The pandemic has underlined the need for effective research, teaching and learning through virtual platforms regardless of travel restrictions
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
Before Nzimande or anyone in government thinks of telling young people to “choose” TVET colleges again, they need to fix this sector
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
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The outgoing vice-chancellor’s term has been extended to April to allow for a smooth hand-over