The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has blamed the University of Johannesburg for a financial error that reduced student allowances
The civil rights organisation says students have been asking it to intervene and warned if the crisis was not resolved fast, they would have no option but to protest
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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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
Nzimande’s last-minute scramble to find funding for students has not stopped them from mobilising for a nationwide shutdown.
The new chairperson of the council reveals his plans to shake up his alma mater and some of the problems he found when he started getting involved in the university’s affairs
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 student organisation must be involved in the transformation of education and the country
The president has called on South Africa to regain its humanity and moral compass
Thursday marks a week since law student Katlego Monareng was allegedly shot and killed by a police officer following a protest on a TUT campus
Students should look into broadening the fight for free education into a movement to help fight other struggles in society
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Student organisations have threatened to revolt against a decrease in enrolments of first-year university students and the capping of college numbers.
They presented a list of new demands, including raising the fees funding cap to R900 000.
Student unions have rejected the ministerial task team, saying they want to speak to the president.
The idea of fee-free university education is still on the table, say the vice-chancellors, if the fee component of the budget is made up.
The public works minister says a bleak future awaits the ruling party if their student arm, Sasco, continues to lose support to the DA and EFF.
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Readers write in on free university education, Nigeria and Benedict Daswa.
The ruling ANC-aligned student body, Sasco, has suffered an embarrassing election defeat by the EFF at the Vaal University of Technology.
EFF leader Julius Malema told students at VUT that the EFF is the only party that’s not in anyone’s pocket, "but in the pockets of the masses".
It is not surprising that four students faced disciplinary charges for speaking out about their university’s problems, says the SA Students’ Congress.
The SA Students Congress has called for mass student protests over the national financial aid scheme’s lack of funds, and registration.
The Progressive Youth Alliance has raised its concern over the low number of people aged 18-35 who have registered for next year’s elections.
Sadtu has threatened a full-blown strike if Zuma does not respond within 21 days to their demand to fire Angie Motshekga and Bobby Soobrayan.
The University of the Free State has inaugurated its new student representative council after its first non-political-party elections, held this week.
Sixty people have been arrested at an illegal protest against UFS rector Jonathan Jansen for banning political campaigning by SRC candidates.
The campaign to elect Gauteng youth league chairperson Lebogang Maile as president of the ANC Youth League is losing steam.
At a rugby match I watched on Saturday afternoon this past weekend, three young people seated in front of me caught my attention for a few minutes.
The SA Students Congress (Sasco) has called for the immediate resignation of vice chancellor of the University of the Free State, Jonathan Jansen.
Sasco has voiced its disappointment at minister Blade Nzimande’s assurances to Unisa vice-chancellor Barney Pityana that his job is safe.
African National Congress Youth League president Julius Malema is to explain remarks he made about ANC president Jacob Zuma.