Education
Academics condemn bottle-throwing at UCT
The disruption of a University of Cape Town senate meeting yesterday by about 150 protesters has been condemned by the Black Academic Caucus and the UCT Academic Union, as well as by Dean of Humanities Sakhela Buhlungu.
GroundUp Staff
News | 10 November 2015
Students throw water bottles at vice-chancellor
Students disrupted a meeting of the University of Cape Town (UCT) senate today and threw water bottles at vice-chancellor Max Price when he refused to release workers to attend a mass meeting.
Thembela Ntongana
News | 9 November 2015
Fees should not fall for all
Free higher education for all privileges the rich, argues Nico Cloete of the Centre for Higher Education Trust (CHET).
Nico Cloete
Analysis | 8 November 2015
“You are a bully” students tell principal
Students at Iqhayiya Secondary School in Khayelitsha claim that they are subjected to corporal punishment, have to pay school fees when they are a no fee school and are unable to be members of organisations such as Equal Education.
Ashleigh Furlong
News | 6 November 2015
In photos: Police and protesters clash at University of Johannesburg
Despite what appeared to be a promising joint statement yesterday morning by University of Johannesburg (UJ) management and trade union Nehawu, tension escalated through the day on campus, culminating in police using force to disperse demonstrators.
Photos and text by Juliette Garms
News | 5 November 2015
UWC students and rector reach late night deal
An agreement was reached at UWC late last night after a seven hour meeting between Rector Tyrone Pretorius, the Students' Representative Council (SRC) and #FeesMustFall. The agreement includes the university’s commitments on a range of issues including free education, outstanding debt, registration fees and outsourcing.
Ashleigh Furlong
News | 4 November 2015
Snakes in the classroom
A school caretaker falls into a pit toilet and struggles for an hour to get out; snakes invade a primary school classroom: it’s just another day in Eastern Cape schools.
Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
News | 3 November 2015
Dispute over who represents students at UWC
On Monday, a group of about 300 protesters at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) continued their call for free education, an end to outsourcing, scrapping registration fees, clearing student debt, and the incorporation into the institution of Kovacs private residence on the UWC campus.
Ashleigh Furlong and GroundUp staff
News | 2 November 2015
Do what you believe is the right thing, 1980s activist tells students
Activists are always in a minority, 1980s student leader Llewellyn MacMaster told students in Cape Town last night.
GroundUp Staff
News | 30 October 2015