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UKZN staff vow to bring university to stand still
Classes were meant to resume today, but students and staff were a no-show at lecture halls.
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5 of 11 protesting DUT students released after brief arrest
The students claim they were targeted and detained by private security because of their political activism.
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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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UKZN forced to extend registration period after student protests
The university management met with student leaders on Tuesday in an effort to end protests that have gripped the university for the past two weeks.
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Talks between student leaders, UKZN management set to resume
On Monday, university management decided to suspend the academic programme indefinitely as a precautionary measure to prevent further damage to university property.
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UKZN SRC slams exclusion of student leaders at Higher Education Dept meeting
UKZN’s SRC president Sifiso Simelane said the exclusion of student leaders in Monday’s meeting between university management and the department was a demonstration of arrogance by both parties.
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UKZN obtains court interdict after violent student protests
Parts of campus and private property was set alight over the past two weeks as students mobilised, demanding to be allowed to register without clearing historical debt.
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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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UWC classes suspended until next week
Some students wanted the start of the 2020 academic year postponed until next week.
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UKZN SRC vows to continue disruptions at university until demands met
Students staged protests on four of the university's five campuses on Monday - the medical school was the only one that was not disrupted.
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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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WC students in talks with universities’ management before deciding on shutdown
This as students in KwaZulu-Natal and the North West this week launched protests focusing on several grievances, including fees and student debt.
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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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UKZN student leaders deny involvement after building, vehicles set alight
A UKZN building, a university vehicle and another belonging to a student were set alight during yesterday’s protest.
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UKZN security officers flee as students ‘set building alight’
Police have opened a case of arson and public violence following the incident.
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Unisa lecturers, admin staff strike for 9% wage increase
Unisa management said this strike, coupled with the ongoing demonstration by the South African Union of Students, has affected registrations for the 2020 academic year.
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7 Unisa & 2 UKZN students appear in court on public violence charges
The South African Union of Students is leading the demonstration it wants funding for postgraduate students and the cancellation of historic debt.
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National university shutdown ‘unfortunate’
The Higher Education Department said there was no need for the National Union of South African Students’ to declare a national shutdown at universities because the minister already indicated his willingness to work with them.
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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.
