Despite negotiations, six protesting students remain suspended from the university for damage to property and infringing on others’ right to learn and work
Funding, collaboration and innovation can improve the skills and prospects of young South Africans
Student debt is growing quickly and, if something doesn’t change, it could jeopardise the country’s already struggling economy
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Student debt does not only affect the student and the university but has far-reaching consequences for all of us and the economy
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
A more equitable and fair society, able to conquer the effects of pandemics, starts with debt-free education and skills development