Student protests
EC's Mabuyane urges WSU students to refrain from violence following protests
The demonstrations descended into chaos this week, forcing the institution to shut down all its four campuses until further notice.
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Premier Mabuyane condemns student protest at Walter Sisulu University
Students have been protesting over financial exclusion, lack of NSFAS funding and transport allowance among other issues.
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ANALYSIS: This is how SA’s higher education funding system can be more realistic
Ongoing student protests in South Africa have once again highlighted various problems with higher education funding. They boil down to challenges of affordability and sustainability.
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MUT management vows to act decisively against disruptive student protests
On Thursday, a small group of students staged demonstrations over registration and funding issues, which they claim have been raised since February.
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Academic staff at Wits stand in solidarity with protesting students
They say the concessions on free education made after the fees must fall movement seemed not to have alleviated pressure on either students or academic staff.
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Wits SRC assists over 350 students with registration
Protests were carried about in Braamfontein earlier this month, which saw 35-year-old Mthokozisi Ntumba killed after being shot by police.
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Nzimande calls on university vice-chancellors to curb destruction of property
Nzimande said at least 10 institutions, including the University of Johannesburg and the University of KwaZulu-Natal were vandalised while some buildings were torched, with the damages costing more than R32 million.
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SA’s bruising fight for free education
Unrest hits South African universities every year over prohibitively expensive tuition fees that many argue shut poorer, often black, students out of higher education.
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SAPU on Ntumba case: If it was a peaceful protest, we wouldn't be where we are
The four police officers who allegedly killed Mthokozisi Ntumba was granted bail at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on 26 March 2021. The South African Policing Union (SAPU) said that they were happy with the outcome. #MthokizisiNtumba #Police
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Four officers in the Ntumba murder case to know today if they will get bail
The policemen aged between 27- and 51-years old face charges of murder, attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice following Mthokozisi Ntumba's death.
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Student protests: Nzimande labels outrage over ‘soap opera’ comment as malicious
On Thursday, the South African Federation of Trade Unions called for Nzimande's resignation after he likened recent countrywide student protests to a soapie.
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Saftu calls on Nzimande to resign after likening students protests to soapie
On Tuesday, Nzimande expressed concern over the disruptions at tertiary institutions where students are calling for historic debt to be scrapped and for government to deliver on the promise of free education.
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EFF to present private member's bill in Parly in bid to cancel student debt
EFF head of Presidency and Member of Parliament, Sinawo Tambo, said that the debt had to be scrapped in order to allow students who had earned their qualifications to make meaningful contributions to society.
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4 officers accused of murdering Mthokozisi Ntumba to apply for bail today
The officers from the Public Order Policing Unit appeared for the first time in court last week where they were formally charged with murder, attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice.
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‘The Bold & the Beautiful’ - Nzimande likens student protests to soapie
'Every year, it’s like a soapie now, 'The Bold and the Beautiful', every beginning of the year there is instability,' Minister Nzimande said.
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SAUS vows to march to Union Buildings after Nzimande snubs meeting
Students said that they were not willing to back down and would be taking their fight for free higher education to the Union Buildings at a date yet to be announced.
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Nzimande 'anxious' to see shutdown of higher education institutions called off
The minister said that the 2021 academic year was already shorter than usual, having started later, due to lockdown delaying the conclusion of the 2020 academic year.
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‘Fighting the devil’ – JHB students to hold prayer meeting over free education
Last week, the South African Union of Students (SAUS) called for a national shutdown of universities after they presented a memorandum of demands to the Higher Education Department.
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Wits SRC to begin allocating funds to qualifying students after raising R4m
Student leaders say they will begin the process of allocating the funds to qualifying students from Tuesday.
