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Bongani Nkosi

TUT: Where anger, protests and disruption are the norm
Article
/ 3 December 2015

TUT: Where anger, protests and disruption are the norm

The M&G gets management’s perspective on the growing frustrations students experience at being academically excluded due to a lack of funds.

By Bongani Nkosi
How student power gave workers hope
Article
/ 11 November 2015

How student power gave workers hope

Support staff are finally being brought in-house, thanks to young idealists fighting for their rights.

By Bongani Nkosi
#FeesMustFall takes fight to Union Buildings
Article
/ 23 October 2015

#FeesMustFall takes fight to Union Buildings

In their thousands, students of the #FeesMustFall campaign marched to the Union Buildings to have their demands heard.

By Bongani Nkosi
Trough runneth over for spendthrift Setas
Article
/ 22 October 2015

Trough runneth over for spendthrift Setas

The pot is empty for university subsidies, but millions are being squandered in the vocational sector.

By Bongani Nkosi
EFF calls for removal of Die Stem from national anthem
Article
/ 24 September 2015

EFF calls for removal of Die Stem from national anthem

The EFF says there will be no dignity in SA’s heritage until apartheid symbols have fallen.

By Bongani Nkosi
EFF ‘illegal’ student gathering at UJ turns bloody
Article
/ 6 August 2015

EFF ‘illegal’ student gathering at UJ turns bloody

All hell broke loose at UJ when police and hired bouncers clamped down on a protest by members of the Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command.

By Bongani Nkosi
Alliance to tackle internal divisions head-on
Article
/ 27 June 2015

Alliance to tackle internal divisions head-on

The tripartite alliance says it wants to address all "irritations" that are causing internal divisions at their five day summit.

By Bongani Nkosi
Limpopo youth lose out after R28m skills project grinds to halt
Article
/ 10 June 2015

Limpopo youth lose out after R28m skills project grinds to halt

An initiative intended to empower 1 100 young adults from Limpopo has fallen prey to various bureaucratic issues.

By Bongani Nkosi
Wits vice-chancellor says state can help end exploitation
Article
/ 26 May 2015

Wits vice-chancellor says state can help end exploitation

Wits vice-chancellor Adam Habib plans to abolish the "exploitative" practice of outsourcing support service workers on campus.

By Bongani Nkosi
UWC’s success counts against it
Article
/ 22 May 2015

UWC’s success counts against it

Despite overcoming much of its apartheid legacy, the university is being denied the financial aid it needs to develop its facilities.

By Bongani Nkosi
Students asked to cough up as tiff over unpaid private digs deepens
Article
/ 15 May 2015

Students asked to cough up as tiff over unpaid private digs deepens

Lodges agreed to put up a North West college’s charges, but state funding failed to materialise.

By Bongani Nkosi
Most of our new teachers can’t
Article
/ 17 April 2015

Most of our new teachers can’t

The number of teachers graduating is no longer of concern, but their ability leaves much to be desired.

By Bongani Nkosi
Motshekga blocks re-employment of thousands of teachers
Article
/ 8 April 2015

Motshekga blocks re-employment of thousands of teachers

The department of basic education wants to block the reappointment of public school teachers who have resigned in order to access their pension funds.

By Bongani Nkosi
Teaching Mandarin at school ‘will colonise SA anew’ – Sadtu
Article
/ 8 April 2015

Teaching Mandarin at school ‘will colonise SA anew’ – Sadtu

The education department is offering pupils the option to learn a Chinese language, but the union wants more emphasis placed on indigenous languages.

By Bongani Nkosi
The fall of Rhodes’s statue is only the first step, says Malema
Article
/ 30 March 2015

The fall of Rhodes’s statue is only the first step, says Malema

The EFF leader also stressed that the battle against white supremacy cannot be won until universities offer free education.

By Bongani Nkosi
EFF claims landslide victory over Sasco at VUT SRC
Article
/ 27 March 2015

EFF claims landslide victory over Sasco at VUT SRC

The ruling ANC-aligned student body, Sasco, has suffered an embarrassing election defeat by the EFF at the Vaal University of Technology.

By Bongani Nkosi
No-fee varsity report gathers dust
Article
/ 27 March 2015

No-fee varsity report gathers dust

The minister is keeping the lid on a ‘feasible’ free education plan he has in his possession.

By Bongani Nkosi
NSFAS protests: ‘The only solution is free education’
Article
/ 2 March 2015

NSFAS protests: ‘The only solution is free education’

Protesting students say that NSFAS has reached its sell-by date and the only option now is free education and cancelling student debt.

By Bongani Nkosi
Avaaz campaigners call on Motshekga to stop school violence
Article
/ 25 February 2015

Avaaz campaigners call on Motshekga to stop school violence

Bolstering a weak life orientation curriculum is proposed as one of the ways of preventing abuse, including rape, in classrooms.

By Bongani Nkosi
Bid to end varsity chaos drags
Article
/ 30 January 2015

Bid to end varsity chaos drags

Blade Nzimande’s plan to introduce a centralised system for tertiary registrations is behind schedule.

By Bongani Nkosi
Urgent court application sought to bar Cida’s liquidation
Article
/ 27 January 2015

Urgent court application sought to bar Cida’s liquidation

Cida staff members have brought an urgent application to the Johannesburg high court, in the hopes of barring its liquidation.

By Bongani Nkosi
State leaves students high and dry
Article
/ 23 January 2015

State leaves students high and dry

A shortfall in financial aid means the doors of academia will be closed to scores of candidates.

By Bongani Nkosi
Multimillion rand grant scheme for black universities
Article
/ 16 January 2015

Multimillion rand grant scheme for black universities

South Africa’s historically black universities will get government help to finally make their "backlog of underdevelopment" disappear.

By Bongani Nkosi
Zuma says universities are too costly – Nzimande disagrees
Article
/ 12 January 2015

Zuma says universities are too costly – Nzimande disagrees

A 2013 government report found that government funding for these academic institutions has not kept up with enrolment numbers.

By Bongani Nkosi
Matric 2014: Gauteng tops as national pass rate flops
Article
/ 5 January 2015

Matric 2014: Gauteng tops as national pass rate flops

The national matric pass rate has dropped by 2.5%, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced on Monday.

By Bongani Nkosi
First China, SA security services
Article
/ 21 December 2014

First China, SA security services

HW Raid Security Pty.Ltd has launched the first Chinese security joint venture in South Africa.

By Bongani Nkosi
No time to make decent textbooks
Article
/ 28 November 2014

No time to make decent textbooks

Publishers bemoan the impossibly tight deadlines imposed by the education department, which compromises academic quality.

By Bongani Nkosi
FET colleges get an F for audits
Article
/ 7 November 2014

FET colleges get an F for audits

Principals have been given a year to fix their severely flawed administrative systems.

By Bongani Nkosi
Prof Nthabiseng Ogude resigns as TUT vice-chancellor
Article
/ 3 November 2014

Prof Nthabiseng Ogude resigns as TUT vice-chancellor

Professor Nthabiseng Ogude has resigned as vice-chancellor of Tshwane University of Technology.

By Bongani Nkosi
Blade: We must reject racial divisions on campuses
Article
/ 21 August 2014

Blade: We must reject racial divisions on campuses

Blade Nzimande has urged universities to promote social cohesion on campuses in the wake of recent racist incidents, like "black face".

By Bongani Nkosi
Fort Hare students take compulsory course in survival
Article
/ 15 August 2014

Fort Hare students take compulsory course in survival

A drying up of financial aid and a hike in fees has left Fort Hare students desperate – and hungry.

By Bongani Nkosi
Billions wasted on Setas funding as skills crisis worsens
Article
/ 7 August 2014

Billions wasted on Setas funding as skills crisis worsens

Setas are meant to reverse the country’s skill’s crisis but they are not fulfilling their mandate.

By Bongani Nkosi
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