The academic who took on the university’s ‘bantu’ curriculum has returned, marking a ‘path towards decolonisation’
Self-confessed maverick Mamokgethi Phakeng says this job was not exactly part of her career plan
The New Science Lecture Theatre is to be renamed the Chris Hani Lecture Theatre in honour of Hani’s contribution to South Africa’s democracy
A report released this week exposed a growing crisis of contract killings in the country, and in the taxi industry in particular
Storyteller Ameera Conrad is poised to conquer the theatre scene in South Africa and abroad
Phakeng said she was "humbled" by the appointment, which takes effect on July 1, 2018.
The campaign for free higher education fails to consider who actually pays for it
"Live Art Network will explore the basic tenets of live art and its conceptual underpinnings".
Students are wary that they’ll bear the brunt of the process and the university won’t be held to account
South Africa’s reality is, as a comedian put it, like a playground bully being angry about having to share a stolen bike
The Rex Trueform textile company employed generations of coloured people and its sale
marks the end of an era that defined the area
The Council for Higher Education head has defended the council’s bombshell decision to withdraw the undergraduate LLB degree accreditation for WSU
Universities seem to be shifting their focus to research-based tertiary education and accommodating more postgraduate students
Aside from an 8% fee increase, UCT is also proposing a 10% residence fee increase
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been granted an interim interdict that prevents any unlawful protest action at its campuses
The SACP general secretary says that part of the reason he was removed as minister of higher education specifically related to the fees protests.
Black Academic Caucus responds to the backlash of the white liberal establishment despite the revolutionary changes that took place at UCT.
Just nine months into her appointment, two UCT alumni sent a string of emails alleging her qualifications are fake
The financing of undergraduate degrees but not postgraduate is short-sighted and counterproductive
Mamdani looks at the history and ideologies that have shaped African universities and points to Afrikaans as an example of successful decolonisation
Most industry players believe the criteria used in university rankings leave out critical considerations such as the social context of South Africa.
Violence in the country is a product of people’s circumstances, so many say. But is it really?
Students should look into broadening the fight for free education into a movement to help fight other struggles in society
There is room for dialogue but the varsity’s proposal doesn’t redress the #ShackvilleTRC’s critiques
Some students have turned to online crowdfunding to raise funds for their studies.
The Economic Freedom Fighters and Pan Africanist movement dominate Cape university SRCs.
An institute at UCT exposes students to reality and prepares them for a changing world.
The annual gathering of UCT’s alumni revealed how hard universities must work in the coming years to encourage dissent and debate.
The decision to increase the tuition and accommodation fees was taken during the council’s last meeting, spokesperson Elijah Moholola said.
In April 2013, Nokuphila Kumalo was beaten to death on a street in Woodstock, Cape Town, where she worked.
The protesters’ frustrations are not unwarranted and a government commitment is required.
‘We are continuing to shut down universities,’ Wits SRC president Kefentse Mkhari said.