Student Protest
latest news & developments
UCT students resume fees protest, despite court ruling
The University of Cape Town management says student debt affects its financial sustainability
Why the latest student protests were predictable
Those in power have learnt very little from the past and will continue to cling to the capricious hope that somehow the problem will go away
Why do the student protests seem different this year?
Their demands and the reactions they solicit no longer match those of 2015’s #FeesMustFall – students need an actionable plan, funds, accommodation
Wits SRC agrees to 24-hour protest ‘ceasefire’ if its demands are met
A committee comprising the higher education department, vice-chancellors and universities’ body has been established to review the R45 000 allowance for accommodation
Cabinet to receive proposal on university student funding by June
Amid a continued national shutdown of universities, Blade Nzimande told parliament that government was collecting data of students’ historical debt
New VC wants Wits to produce innovators
Zeblon Vilakazi’s big dream is that Africa cannot simply be a spectator in the age of technological innovation; it must lead, and to lead it must act