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No blanket amnesty for Fees Must Fall protesters, says Justice Minister
The minister responded to questions in the National Council of Provinces on Tuesday, on whether there was any progress in securing a presidential pardon for students arrested during the protests.
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DUT orders independent inquiry into murder of Mlungisi Madonsela
Mlungisi Madonsela was shot allegedly by a private security guard during student protests earlier in 2019.
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Sona debate: EFF's Chirwa forced to withdraw Ramaphosa comments in maiden speech
Chirwa was taking part in Tuesday’s debate by parties of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address on Thursday.
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Mcebo Dlamini’s public violence case postponed again
Dlamini faces charges of public violence, theft, assault, and malicious damage to property.
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NSFAS welcomes much-needed R967 million funding
NSFAS says this is a progressive move by the department and will go a long way in assisting students to continue with their studies.
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DHET allocates R967m to NSFAS to settle historic debt owed to universities
The allocation is specifically for those who had been funded on the previous funding scheme of NSFAS prior to the improved funding support that began in 2018.
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Wits SRC, CoJ in talks over accommodating students
Some students have been sleeping on campus as they wait for their National Student Financial Aid Scheme and bursary funds to be approved.
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Adam Habib: Early reflections on Fees Must Fall were a crude caricature
Wits University vice-chancellor Adam Habib says he wrote his new book 'Rebels and Rage – Reflections on #FeesMustFall' as he was concerned with a very crude caricature that came about in the early reflections of the movement.
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PSiRA to probe conduct of security guard after DUT student shot dead
Two guards from the same firm were taken in for questioning by the police on Tuesday to establish why live ammunition was used on protestors.
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Unisa SRC set for another meeting with university management over demands
The university remains closed as students protest over issues including admission requirements and the ongoing problem of tuition.
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EFF's Student Command calls for scrapping of NSFAS
The student movement says the scheme has in the past failed dismally in paying students' fees, especially when it came to TVET colleges.
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Student activists hand over memorandum calling for amnesty for Khanya Cekeshe
They’re demanding amnesty for fellow activist Khanya Cekeshe who is serving an eight-year sentence for setting fire to a police vehicle during the 2016 demonstrations calling for free higher education.
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Mcebo Dlamini accuses govt of abusing legal resources by prosecuting him
The Fee Must Fall campaigner says he is unphased by the constant postponements of his court case, which started back in November of 2016.
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[BOOK EXTRACT] Turning and turning: tackling symbols of black pain
Judith February looks at debates around statues and artefacts which symbolise institutionalised racism.
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Cosas march won't affect schooling, says dept
The student body says that it will march to the Union Buildings to hand over a memorandum, calling for the release of Fees Must Fall activists and safety in schools.
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ANC welcomes Justice Dept's move to assist arrested Fees Must Fall students
Student activists have been protesting at the Union Buildings, calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to grant amnesty to those arrested during the protests.
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NYDA backs amnesty call for #FeesMustFall activists
The agency says it views the continued court proceedings as well as the conviction of student activists as an anti-thesis for the struggle for a just and free education system which has been achieved.
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Dlamini Zuma: Ramaphosa's hands tied over Fees Must Fall amnesty
Dlamini Zuma delivered the keynote address at Stellenbosch University last night at a student event organised by Sasco.
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Bonginkosi Khanyile arrives at Union Buildings, hopes for presidential pardon
Bonginkosi Khanyile is being accompanied by fellow EFF Student Command members and his mother, Phumzile Khatini, who travelled from KwaZulu-Natal to be with her son.
