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Students

University students still go to lectures hungry: A problem 30 years after democracy
Thought Leader
/ 25 March 2025

University students still go to lectures hungry: A problem 30 years after democracy

Many students come from families who are struggling, and poverty follows most of the students through the university gates

By Edmund Ugar
What comfort zone for Gen Z students, Rafael Winkler?
Opinion
/ 9 March 2025

What comfort zone for Gen Z students, Rafael Winkler?

Young people have a desire for collective and meaningful ways to think together about a problem

By Kiasha Naidoo, Tamlyn February and Nine-Marie van Veijeren
Tips for students on how to avoid being scammed
Top Achievers 2025
/ 31 January 2025

Tips for students on how to avoid being scammed

Prospective students should be particularly aware of bogus educational institutions

By Adrian Garden
Tips for students on how to avoid being scammed
Opinion
/ 4 December 2024

Tips for students on how to avoid being scammed

Prospective students should be particularly aware of bogus educational institutions

By Adrian Garden
Is Palestine the new Vietnam for university students in the US?
Opinion
/ 6 May 2024

Is Palestine the new Vietnam for university students in the US?

Young people across America are staging protests on their campuses against US support for Israel’s unjust war against Palestinians

By Aaron Ng’ambi
On the frontline: Protecting children’s rights in Zimbabwe’s electoral climate
Thought Leader
/ 20 July 2023

On the frontline: Protecting children’s rights in Zimbabwe’s electoral climate

Despite the high court ruling against using schools during rallies and elections, political parties continue to use students and campuses

By Nyasha Mcbride Mpani and Opal Masocha Sibanda
Inequity in higher education is a price too high to pay
Opinion
/ 8 March 2023

Inequity in higher education is a price too high to pay

The #FeesMustFall protests demonstrated the burden of higher education in South Africa, a concept institutions contend with annually

By Letlhokwa Mpedi
Can technology help to promote students’ mental health?
Opinion
/ 13 August 2022

Can technology help to promote students’ mental health?

New apps and online therapy show promise, but more research is needed to help understand who will benefit from digital interventions

By Jason Bantjes and Xanthe Hunt
Expelled Kenya LGBTQI+ youths fight back
Africa
/ 17 February 2022

Expelled Kenya LGBTQI+ youths fight back

Kenyan students who are presumed to be gay are often kicked out of school, but queer activists are putting this practice on notice

By Khatondi Wepukhulu, The Continent
SANDF’s ‘sick’ training camps defy lockdown
National
/ 8 July 2021

SANDF’s ‘sick’ training camps defy lockdown

Despite Covid-19 regulations and increases in infections, the army has continued some training courses, putting hundreds of students’ lives at risk

By Erika Gibson
Cybersecurity, e-learning and the rise of online student protests
Opinion
/ 9 June 2021

Cybersecurity, e-learning and the rise of online student protests

Much of the focus is on how technologies will change the world of work and education, but students are just as likely to use them for other objectives. If not regulated they can undermine upward mobility and the academic project

By Johannes Sekgololo
Academic activism is key for democracy
Education
/ 16 May 2021

Academic activism is key for democracy

South Africa’s universities have an important role to play as they overcome legacies of inequality

By Nuraan Davids
UCT students, staff return to campus after devastating fire
National
/ 26 April 2021

UCT students, staff return to campus after devastating fire

Many people will be experiencing the destruction to the campus after the blaze for the first time, having previously seen only photos of the aftermath

By Eunice Masson
Rhodes Memorial Fire: a week of devastation, loss and heartache
National
/ 22 April 2021

Rhodes Memorial Fire: a week of devastation, loss and heartache

Students, alumni and staff share their memories and thoughts after blaze leaves a path of devastation at the UCT and its Jagger Reading Room

By Eunice Masson
Cape Town fire update: Mop-up operations underway, students receive local support
National
/ 20 April 2021

Cape Town fire update: Mop-up operations underway, students receive local support

Clean-up operations and repairs to infrastructure are being initiated, while the full extent of the damage wrought by the fire is still being assessed

By Eunice Masson
Why handwriting is still important in the age of tech
Sci-tech
/ 9 April 2021

Why handwriting is still important in the age of tech

Your brain remembers differently when using tech or simply pen and paper

By Boitumelo Kgobotlo
Students have a democratic and constitutional right to protest. It is not illegal
Education
/ 20 March 2021

Students have a democratic and constitutional right to protest. It is not illegal

The police’s actions at student marches seem to contradict that fact

By Bongekile Macupe
Cabinet approves additional funding for student financial aid scheme
Education
/ 11 March 2021

Cabinet approves additional funding for student financial aid scheme

Funds will be diverted from the higher education department to help cover the NSFAS shortfall

By Eunice Masson
The humble syllabus puts students first
Education
/ 9 January 2021

The humble syllabus puts students first

By building online courses backwards, the necessary skills can be taught in stages

By William Germano and Kit Nicholls
Editorial: Nzimande’s shame is youth’s loss
Editorial
/ 31 October 2020

Editorial: Nzimande’s shame is youth’s loss

Before Nzimande or anyone in government thinks of telling young people to “choose” TVET colleges again, they need to fix this sector

By Editorial
WSU suspends classes and exams to avoid the spread of Covid-19
Coronavirus
/ 26 October 2020

WSU suspends classes and exams to avoid the spread of Covid-19

The university says it has to take the precautionary measures because 26 students have tested positive on its East London campus

By Bongekile Macupe
NSFAS’s woes do not help its mandate
Education
/ 21 October 2020

NSFAS’s woes do not help its mandate

Nehawu wants the scheme’s administrator, Randall Carolissen, to be removed

By Bongekile Macupe
We honour the teachers who saw the potential in us
Education
/ 2 October 2020

We honour the teachers who saw the potential in us

On Monday, 5 October — World Teachers Day — we recalled the teachers who helped us become the people we are today

By Bongekile Macupe
Covid-19 exposes South Africa’s digital literacy divide
Opinion
/ 8 September 2020

Covid-19 exposes South Africa’s digital literacy divide

Only a few households have access to the internet and students and learners , but educators can find ways to improve reading for meaning and digital knowledge

By Pauline Hanekom
Where do Africans study abroad?
Education
/ 5 September 2020

Where do Africans study abroad?

China is becoming the preferred destination for countries such as Ghana and Nigeria

By M&G Data Desk
Protecting women on campuses is a priority
Education
/ 23 August 2020

Protecting women on campuses is a priority

A GBV policy framework that achieves gender equality in the post-school education sector and broader society needs to be urgently implemented

By Anne Githuku-Shongwe, Beatrice Mutali and Ramneek Ahluwalia
More black students at university, but still starting at a disadvantage
Education
/ 15 August 2020

More black students at university, but still starting at a disadvantage

The headcount of black students at all universities stood at 84.8% in 2017 compared with 14.3% of white students. In 2005 black students comprised 74.5% of the university population while white students made up 25.3%

By Bongekile Macupe
Teachers having sexual relationships with learners is illegal
Education
/ 9 August 2020

Teachers having sexual relationships with learners is illegal

The Sexual Offences Act criminalises sex with a person under the age of 16 by a person over the age of 18

By Bongekile Macupe
The unbearable sadness of lockdown
Coronavirus
/ 5 August 2020

The unbearable sadness of lockdown

Loneliness can seem like a hopeless hole that increases anxiety, depression, fears or thoughts of suicide

By Ramneek Ahluwalia
Caring for students goes beyond the teaching project
Coronavirus
/ 2 August 2020

Caring for students goes beyond the teaching project

The Covid-19 pandemic gives universities an opportunity to find new ways of ensuring the health and well-being of students

By Ylva Rodny-Gumede
Covid-19 is taking its toll on people’s state of mind
Coronavirus
/ 2 August 2020

Covid-19 is taking its toll on people’s state of mind

The future is uncertain, and the number of people suffering from anxiety and depression is rising

By Mpumelelo Ncube
Walter Sisulu University is playing catch-up with online learning
Coronavirus
/ 28 July 2020

Walter Sisulu University is playing catch-up with online learning

Some affluent institutions have already finished the first semester online, but historically disadvantaged universities like Walter Sisulu University are having to start from scratch

By Bongekile Macupe
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