Tertiary Education
UCT fire: students tell how they grabbed textbooks and laptops and fled
“Some people didn’t have shoes on, others ran out in pyjamas”
By Liezl Human and Marecia Damons
News | 21 April 2021
Students unable to pay rent sleep outside college gates
“Getting education in this country is still a challenge and it won’t be better anytime soon”
Brief | 14 April 2021
Cape campus shut down for three weeks over NSFAS payments
Some students started returning to classes on Monday
Brief | 29 March 2021
Northlink students picket for NSFAS payments
Protesters regroup after police disperse them
Brief | 26 March 2021
Rhodes University campus shut all week by students
Online teaching has continued
News | 19 March 2021
Students barricade universities in Johannesburg and Gqeberha
Protests against debt escalate
By Julia Evans and Joseph Chirume
News | 15 March 2021
Northlink students threaten to shutdown campuses
The college has promised to meet with student leaders on Wednesday to discuss their grievances
Brief | 12 March 2021
UCT students start occupation to protest financial exclusion
The university says there are over 1,600 students with debt, amounting to R88 million
News | 12 March 2021
NPA says there is insufficient evidence to prosecute students arrested during protests
Government announces plan to allocate funds to NSFAS to assist students
By Masego Mafata and Julia Evans
News | 11 March 2021