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latest news & developmentsTop pupils get wings to help SA soar
Through the NSTF Brilliants Programme, a group of top maths and science learners are becoming tomorrow’s problem-solvers, innovators and leaders
‘Sit down. The prof has spoken: When Malema came to UFS
This is an edited extract from Jonathan Jansen’s new book, Breaking Bread
‘It is so hard being a black and broke’: How access to NSFAS funding involves privilege, luck
Thousands of students are anxiously awaiting for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme to respond to their funding applications as registration at institutions draws to a close
Unisa appoints its first woman vice-chancellor
Professor Puleng Lenkabula will be the first woman vice-chancellor since Unisa’s establishment 148 years ago. She is also the fifth women vice-chancellor in the country
South African universities record 22 deaths from Covid-19
A Universities South Africa survey shows that 20 people — 19 staff members and one student — at local universities have died after contracting the coronavirus
Payment delays anger students
Nearly half of those who qualify for funding are affected but the financial aid scheme blames institutions for being tardy
FameLab South Africa: University of the Free State’s Emmie Chiyindiko wins
She will now compete in the international competition in the UK
Free State university decries financial exclusion article
UFS has rejected the perception created by Thato Rossouw in ‘The cold shadow of exclusion’
ConCourt ruling on UFS missed the point
‘Students “choose” English. This is not the “choice” anticipated by the Constitution’
UFS langauge policy led to racial tension
But the ConCourt’s minority judgment said the court had ignored the dominance of English
‘Sex pest claim got me fired’
An ex-staffer claims UFS sacked her on trumped-up fraud charges leaked by her alleged harasser
AfriForum: Dropping Afrikaans as a language of instruction at UFS is unconstitutional
AfriForum says the University of the Free State wishes Afrikaans in its historical notion of oppression.
Analysis: Why doesn’t medicine measure up to SA’s transformation ideal?
Student demographics are shifting, but academic staff remain predominantly white
SA Human Rights Commission to probe alleged UFS racist attack
The SA Human Rights Commission will investigate an alleged racially motivated attack on UFS student, Muzi Gwebu.
Universities should be a safe space to talk about race
Universities must become places where people can address their differences.