Universities solely dependent on the state will be the start of a downward spiral of education standards.
Deployment to SRC positions in the country’s universities is heating up infighting between members of the Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA).
A university umbrella body is trying to mitigate the damage ahead of Blade Nzimande’s expected unveiling of a 6% rise in tuition fees for 2017.
The current model of curricula and how it is carried out needs to change in order to be effective, writes Suellen Shay.
Armed with hearings, studies and witnesses, the fees commission is due to begin its inquest into the reality of greatly longed-for #FreeEducation.
The student funding overhaul must be open to public scrutiny – as should the national budget.
This new documentary is a rollercoaster ride of students’ struggles for free education. But does it move you?
A system using English as a common language in multilingual schools, combined with multibilingualism, can be a powerful catalyst for social cohesion.
The higher education issues triggered by #FeesMustFall go to the core of our society and now is the time to deal with them, writes Vuyisile Msila.
Readers write in about students, rubies, and a the possibility of a state drug company.
Words like “woke” can erode and cancel out debate. Some would say this is problematic.
If public art, symbols and monuments are to play a role in building “social cohesion”, we need to adopt different approaches.
South Africa has been engulfed in a cacophony of contestation as anger bubbles to the surface of our unequal society.
The violence and fire we see on campuses is a representation of the pain felt in the heart of millions of young people
The campaign is laced with good intentions but ultimately has the potential to cause more harm than good.
Students have been told to go home after the Northwest University’s Mafikeng Campus closed its doors until further notice.
Unisa lecturers have been taking free learning to the townships since 2009, helping to boost small businesses in impoverished communities.
Several battles are being fought on campuses around the country and not all of them are compatible.
Instead of bitching about the problems, be part of the solution, says the ex-ambassador to Bapetikosweti, Evita Bezuidenhout.
The ANC, DA and EFF have spoken out against the escalating violence and apparent deterioration of race relations across SA’s universities.
All academic activity has been suspended at the university following clashes between rugby supporters and protesters.
Vice chancellor Max Price said the university is obtaining a court order that would prevent students from engaging in violent protests.
The university has played a historic role but must now lead the way in establishing leading African institutions of knowledge.
Student protests provide a chance to address the existing class and financial discrimination at our universities.
The groundwork is being laid for a just and ethical institution that respects the dignity of all
The securitisation of university campuses flies in the face of open debate and the freedom of expression.
Unexpected power exercised in unexpected ways by often unexpected leaders has characterised the #FeesMustFall movement, writes Pontsho Pilane.
University fees tie in with far broader social and educational issues that we have hardly begun to address, such as the indigenisation of knowledge.
President Jacob Zuma has announced a commission of inquiry into higher education funding and related issues.
South African universities need to change the way they teach to proceed with transformation.
Some are claiming that the #FeesMustFall movement has been hijacked by political interests.
It won’t be business as usual at academic registration around the country next week, as universities anticipate another round of disruptions.