Tertiary Education
Students fear being evicted again if NSFAS payment issues not resolved
“My family is over 1,500 kilometres away in the Free State and I don’t really have anyone in Cape Town that I can go live with if we are evicted again,” she says.
News | 18 August 2023
Students march to Parliament in protest against new NSFAS system
Many students say they have not received their allowances
News | 16 August 2023
VIDEO: Why students are protesting against NSFAS
University students across the country are protesting. They claim they have not been paid by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). This video explains what led to the protests.
Video | 18 July 2023
About 100 students march to NSFAS over funding troubles
“We (SRCs) refuse to remain silent while the dreams and aspirations of the children of the poor and working class are trampled on by an unyielding bureaucracy.”
News | 24 May 2023
University of Venda lectures resume after two-day protest
Management has agreed to address most of the students’ demands
News | 24 May 2023
UCT chair resigns following governance panel’s recommendations
Report makes several findings against Babalwa Ngonyama, particularly in relation to her treatment of former deputy vice-chancellor Lis Lange
News | 22 May 2023
Mostert’s Mill rises from the ashes while UCT library gutted by fire remains deserted
Little progress has been made restoring Jagger Library and other torched buildings
By Daniel Steyn
News | 6 March 2023
Dismissed immigrant lecturers refuse request to withdraw their court case
Labour Court in Gqeberha postpones case to 14 March
Brief | 22 February 2023
“You won’t be making mistakes if you invest in immigrants”
Scalabrini Centre event highlights need for university scholarships for foreign nationals
By Tariro Washinyira and Thomas Kachere
News | 14 February 2023