Tertiary Education
Protesters halt lectures at University of Free State’s Qwaqwa campus
The students are demanding that accommodation allowances from NSFAS be paid to them instead of directly to landlords
News | 29 September 2022
Wits to name landmark after a mining company. Students are demanding that it rather be named after Marikana
Protesters say Sibanye-Stillwater is responsible for the “exploitation and destruction of communities and the murder of mine workers”
Brief | 23 September 2022
Thousands of students sign petition to increase NSFAS allowance
They want the current allowance of R1,500 to be increased to R2,000
By Benita Enoch
Brief | 2 September 2022
Restoring UCT’s burnt archives will take years
“It’s like solving a massive puzzle” says head archivist
By Daniel Steyn
News | 15 July 2022
Students who fled Ukraine battling to get into SA universities
South African medical students who pursued degrees in Ukraine find themselves in limbo
News | 6 June 2022
“I struggle to study because I’m thinking about where my next meal will come from”
Students at South Cape College’s Bitou Campus say their NSFAS allowances have not been paid
News | 1 April 2022
Stun grenades fired at protesting students
Exams and classes at Eastcape Midlands College in Kariega were disrupted on Friday over unpaid NSFAS allowances
Brief | 25 March 2022
Children of immigrants excluded from tertiary education
Many young people who have grown up in South Africa miss out on university because bursary schemes are for citizens and permanent residents only
News | 15 March 2022
Northlink students boycott classes over delayed NSFAS payments
The college says it’s waiting for NSFAS to verify list of qualifying students to be paid
Brief | 2 March 2022