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NSFAS’s woes do not help its mandate

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Nehawu wants the scheme’s administrator, Randall Carolissen, to be removed
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The case for alumni funding

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Alumni can play a pivotal role in their alma mater’s long-term success and sustainability
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A net to catch the NEETs

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A decade of reconstruction looms post-Covid. This is our chance to restructure the economy to build a more inclusive one
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Universities can decide which students return to campus, even if they are not in their final year

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Higher education minister expands the allowance for who can be on campus, but numbers cannot be more than a third of the student population
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UWC has resilience by the bucketful

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The university is implementing plans to ensure that no student is left behind during the pandemic
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Pensioner goes back to class

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Fifty years after matriculating, a 67-year-old has become the oldest-ever first-year student to study at Rhodes University
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Education system fails undocumented learners

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Despite a court order, the education system is failing learners who do not have documents, both those born here and those from other countries
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TUT shut as standoff goes on

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For the second time in a week, the Tshwane university has suspended its activities
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Students, universities on a collision course

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We have been here before. This is what happens when you don’t resolve an issue
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Strike called off as Unisa, SRC reach an agreement

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University operations are expected to return to normal on Monday
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Unisa campus shutdown enters fourth day, talks unsuccessful

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The university's campuses across the country remain closed on Thursday after negotiations end in stalemate
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Return of the irrepressible Bra X

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This, an interview with radio personality Xolani Gwala, is the first in a series of profiles that will be a regular feature in the M&G
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Finally: How government plans to fund free education

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Funding fee-free university education will come at a cost
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Thousands seek last-minute places at universities and colleges

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The online system can assist with the placement of students, who did not apply to any university because of funding, but who now qualify.
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Universities’ body discourages walk-ins

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Zuma announced in December that free education would be provided for poor and working class first-year students starting this year.
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