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Classes suspended at TUT’s Pretoria West campus due to fresh protests
Last week, management announced that classes would resume at all campuses on Monday following disruptions, but it appears students are not having it.
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DUT student leaders vow to resume protests over accommodation, NSFAS allowances
They claimed the university failed to ensure adequate accommodation for all deserving students and NSFAS allowances were delayed, leading to many going hungry.
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UKZN students vow to continue with protests
University management refused to give in to their demand that all students be allowed to register regardless of historical debt.
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NSFAS pays out over R600m to settle students' historic debt
Last year, the scheme was allocated over R900 million to pay out to NSFAS-funded students who owed money to their universities.
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All NSFAS applications processed ahead of academic year for 'first time ever'
Blade Nzimande said this helped make for a smoother registration process at most tertiary education institutions.
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UKZN wants minister to step in to deal with student protests
The academic programme has been suspended due to ongoing protests. Students are demanding that the university allow them to register without settling historic debt first.
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Protesting students disrupt classes at UWC
The SRC penned an open letter to the university’s executive addressing student accommodation, clearance for registration, and a call for the immediate postponement of the start of the academic year to next Monday.
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Nzimande agrees to register NSFAS students with debt for continued funding
The two parties met last week and reached common ground on multiple resolutions including an agreement that all students, whether they owe the university or not - will be given their academic records.
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SAUS calls for extension of universities’ registration deadlines
Student protests flared up across the country this week with calls for a national shutdown at public universities.
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Student's car torched at UKZN’s Howard College campus during protests
That was the second reported arson attack at the institution on Wednesday.
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UKZN's Howard campus suspends orientation programme after day of protest
SRC chairperson Mphathi Majola claimed the university refused to allow all students with historic debt to register.
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Nusas declares shutdown of universities over funding, accommodation, & safety
The National Union of South African Students (Nusas) sent a list of 15 demands to Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Blade Nzimande over a week ago on issues relating to student funding, accommodation, and safety.
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Nzimande: No registration fees for NSFAS qualifying students
NSFAS received a record of over 500,000 first time applications for the 2020 academic year, a 23% increase from last year.
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Some NSFAS centres still opened as students try to do last-minute applications
The application centres opened at 8 am on Saturday morning and were expected to be closed by 12 midday.
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NSFAS administrator says irregular expenditure of over R7bn concerning
The financial scheme briefed Parliament Wednesday, where it disclosed irregular expenditure to the tune of over R7 billion.
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NSFAS: No major disruptions amid workers' strike
Workers went on strike on Monday over performance bonuses and claimed that employees were being victimised.
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NSFAS staff on strike, funding applications 'won't be affected'
Contract workers said they also wanted to be employed permanently.
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NSFAS: More needs to be done to make TVETs an imperative choice for pupils
The financial aid scheme announced this week it's received 50,000 more applications for the 2020 academic year compared to this time last year.
