Nearly a year after Nzimande announced that NSFAS beneficiaries would receive laptops as part of the interventions for Covid-19 at higher education institutions, the devices are yet to be delivered
Minister Blade Nzimande says a staggered ending of the academic year is intended to support students
Those at historically disadvantaged universities feel abandoned while their peers at richer institutions continue with their studies
In April, UniZulu announced that it had negotiated zero-rated data with MTN, Telkom and Cell C in so its students could access teaching and learning on its online platform without incurring data costs
Ministers outline initiatives and the plans for all education institutions
While life goes on for the students at UniZulu, may they spare a thought for Ndumiso Ntsele whose only sin was to try to make an honest living in tough economic times
Student leaders say the new SRC administrator is unknown to students and may not represent their needs
But Parliament also hears that some of these institutions require additional support
Students staying off-campus have been targeted by criminals, yet the university has been sitting on money to construct another residence
The university’s council says it does not have the deed to the land it is built on
Even in institutions of higher education, women continue to face discrimination. Here’s how we can fix that
Billions are being spent to give students — and this country — a better future. It must be accounted for.
Kamwendo’s murder is an incident that is simply at the extreme end of a spectrum of problematic dynamics in the South African academy
A former colleague has been charged with the murder of an arts dean after threatening him
Its focus in the province, and elsewhere, is on the youth vote and SRC polls are the starting point
The minister won’t babysit her sector but she intends to clamp down on council members who are there to enrich themselves
Last Thursday, 32 students were arrested during a violent protest over meal allowances
The protesters held a huge poster with the words: "Blade! Why do you ignore corruption at the University of Zululand?".
Unlike the dispute over fee-free education at other institutions, the University of Zululand is closed because of a staff protest over poor pay.
Nehawu deputy secretary Hlakaniphani Jamile says in a 13-page submission that vice-chancellor Xoliswa Mtose removed courses from the qualification.
The University of Zululand is once again in the news about fake degrees, this time over teachers who do not appear on its graduation lists.
The minister’s brother-in-law is coining millions of rand from a printing contract that has ‘expired’.
Staff at the institution have been on strike since August 15 and a source close to the university says the incident is linked to ongoing protests.
Her bonus could have paid for a lecturer’s salary or funded a few hundred students, staff say.
Someone at the University of Zululand deliberately changed the results of an SRC member so that he passed fraudulently.
The University of Zululand (UniZulu), whose administrative campus is located in rural KwaDlangezwa in KZN, is one deeply troubled institution.
The former council of UniZulu has been accused of corruption in a report detailing findings of a forensic investigation into the university’s affairs.
Subashnee Gounden is this year’s recipient of the KwaZulu-Natal Law Society award for best student in the province.
Minister Blade Nzimande’s decision to suspend the UniZulu council is highly suspect, writes <b>Douglas Irvine</b>.
Embattled council members at UniZulu have hit back bitterly at Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande, writes <b>David Macfarlane</b>.
Hard-hitting report commissioned by higher education minister causes jubilation on campus.
The proportion of women students at UniZulu is much higher than the national average.