The global case for free education
We look at the funding of tertiary institutions in four developing countries.
Student Protests
#FeesMustFall ‘burns’ queer students
What started off as inclusive has devolved into a largely patriarchal campaign, activists say.
Letter: The ‘professors of protest’ at UKZN respond to the M&G’s story
Academics at the UKZN dismiss last week’s Mail & Guardian article headlined ‘Professors of Protest’ as offensive and defamatory.
Protesters use the media, but they and the police turn on journalists
Reporting is essential in a democracy but police and demonstrators don’t always see it that way.
Security guard at University of Zululand hospitalised amid protest violence
A private security guard is recovering in hospital after he was struck on the head by a rock thrown by rampaging students.
Profs of protest: University staff accused of ‘fuelling’ plans to destabilise campuses
Academics are said to be working with students who are disrupting universities.
Violence stirs pot of varsity turmoil
Campuses flared up this week as police and private security guards clashed with students.
Journalists get a taste of private security brutality
The interactions between private security personnel, students and journalists continues to sour
11 Rhodes University students arrested on various charges for allegedly violating court interdict
Students reportedly protested peacefully on Wednesday in solidarity with other students across the country who are calling for free higher education.
Gwede Mantashe: ‘I would shut down universities to teach student protesters a lesson’
The ANC secretary general says students protesting fee increases are not doing anyone a favour by studying.
#Fees2017: Student bodies divided on response to Blade Nzimande’s announcement on fee increases
Wits students are planning to shut down the university, but the situation at other institutions such as Stellenbosch has been sedate.
Student protests: Don’t waste this crisis
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.
The rainbow is dead – beware the fire, SA
South Africa has been engulfed in a cacophony of contestation as anger bubbles to the surface of our unequal society.
Afrikaners: Stand up for what is right, for our future
A language is not preserved by formal applications, but rather in the home, in the arts and in literature, writes Josua Loots.
Protest, politics and prayers at South Africa’s universities
Several battles are being fought on campuses around the country and not all of them are compatible.
Student protests forge links with past
Youthful activists are bringing the memory of South Africa’s oppressive apartheid history alive.
UCT seeks court order against protesting students
Vice chancellor Max Price said the university is obtaining a court order that would prevent students from engaging in violent protests.
Student protests welcome – as long as it’s peaceful
Much has been made of the rights of student protesters, but what about their obligations?
Academics can drive change
Student protests provide a chance to address the existing class and financial discrimination at our universities.
Campus security: Students are not the enemy
The securitisation of university campuses flies in the face of open debate and the freedom of expression.
Current heat is forging a new university
The groundwork is being laid for a just and ethical institution that respects the dignity of all
Battle rages over private security on campus
Students claim private security guards have assaulted them, but management says they are needed to maintain order.
Politics and power struggles define student protests
Unexpected power exercised in unexpected ways by often unexpected leaders has characterised the #FeesMustFall movement, writes Pontsho Pilane.
#FeesMustFall is just the start of change
University fees tie in with far broader social and educational issues that we have hardly begun to address, such as the indigenisation of knowledge.
Investigation into fee-free university education launched
President Jacob Zuma has announced a commission of inquiry into higher education funding and related issues.
DA racism tests and five other news events that could almost be true
In keeping with long-standing tradition, here’s our annual Not the Mail & Guardian, a fanciful collection of news events.
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[Archives] Is the student uprising of 2015 a harbinger of revolution?
Protests against colonialism and fees made an impact, but it’s too soon to judge SA’s rise or fall.
The middle class rules, but can it lead?
And can it move South Africa beyond the confines of schizophrenic neo-apartheid to a better future that addresses and heals class inequality?
No fees: Breathe fire into ubuntu
South Africa can afford fee-free universities without squeezing them to make do with even less.
Academia must stand the test of time
Students must be applauded for challenging the colonial precepts of the ‘English’ universities, writes Chats Devroop.
#FeesMustFall: Where Destiny magazine’s brand quest erred
Destiny got it right putting Wits SRC head Nompendulo Mkatshwa on the cover, but disrupted the representation of #FeesMustFall as a faceless movement.
How social media shaped – and shamed – SA in 2015
From student protests to celebrity tiffs, Twitter made sure SA got their bite-sized outrage, rants and reflections trending, writes Sthembiso Sithole.