Education
UCT and transformation part five: fees and finances
Studying at UCT is expensive and many students struggle to pay the fees, though both the university and the state do try to support students. In the fifth and final part of our series on UCT and transformation we look at fees and finances.
GroundUp Staff
Feature | 14 May 2015
Bus on the way for Masiphumelele students
Masiphumelele High School students who have been walking and hitchhiking 15 kilometres to get to school will soon have their own transport.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 14 May 2015
Former Buccaneers player in court - for coaching soccer
A three year long legal battle between the City of Cape Town and the African Brothers Football Academy (ABFA) is coming to a close. On 14 May the academy’s Craig Hepburn will appear in court, charged with failing to comply with the City’s zoning laws.
Elias Kuhn von Burgsdorff
Feature | 13 May 2015
Student protests hit UNISA
Yesterday about 100 University of South Africa (UNISA) students protested at the main entrance to the Parow premises of the university for about an hour.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 8 May 2015
Escaping poverty: Mosifane’s story
Mosifane Johannes lost his parents by the time he was 11. He grew up in poverty. Today he teaches at a Free State primary school.
Bernard Chiguvare
News | 6 May 2015
On being black in UCT’s law faculty
Amid all the furore over the removal of the Rhodes statute, a crucial point must be made and reiterated: the Rhodes statue is not merely a symbol for the continued exclusion of black students, it is also the lived experience for many black students -- as the experiences of black students at the UCT Law School shows.
Johan Lorenzen, Thamsanqa Malusi and Kevin Minofu
Opinion | 6 May 2015
UCT and transformation part four: the academic staff
The racial composition of lecturers and researchers at UCT is one of the most heated topics of debate when it comes to the university’s transformation. In the fourth article in our series, we report the statistics and arguments concerning transformation of UCT’s academic staff.
GroundUp Staff
Feature | 5 May 2015
South Peninsula principal undeterred by allegations against him
Nearly 30 years after taking on the post as principal at his alma mater, South Peninsula High School, Brian Isaacs, says he remains passionate about his work and is determined to see the school excel to new heights. This despite him being embroiled in a number of legal battles and disciplinary hearings.
Barbara Maregele
News | 4 May 2015
Readers help Khayelitsha crèche recover from robbery
Readers of a GroundUp story about a Khayelitsha crèche that was robbed last month have responded generously by donating over R10,000 to the facility.
Barbara Maregele
News | 30 April 2015