Tertiary Education
How the SKA is helping South Africa
Northern Cape towns benefit from one of the world’s largest astronomy projects
By Elsabé Brits
Science | 24 January 2019
Ghanaian matriculant gets funding to start university
Company pays half Ebenezer Odei’s fees and will try to crowdfund the balance
Brief | 16 January 2019
TVET students block off campus
Students in Pietermaritzburg protest at closure of hostels
News | 15 January 2019
Ethel Mavaivai has been admitted to university at the age of 26 - but she can’t afford the fees
Immigrants, even if they came to SA as children, do not benefit from free tuition
Brief | 10 January 2019
New student funding crisis looms
Postgraduates are being left out of pocket and this will damage the economy
By Nicola Illing and Alastair Sloan
Opinion | 5 November 2018
Staff at student accommodation in Braamfontein on strike
South Point says it cannot meet workers’ demands and remain viable
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 17 September 2018
Exams postponed at King Sabata College
Management decision follows student protests against delayed NSFAS allowances
Brief | 31 August 2018
Report proposes way forward on transformation for UCT law faculty
“Honest process of introspection” needed, says Professor Hugh Corder
News | 23 August 2018
Students ask Ramaphosa for amnesty
“We are fighting for free education, how are we expected to pay legal fees?”
Brief | 22 August 2018