Thuletho Zwane
Former President Jacob Zuma gave a lecture in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday where he took the opportunity to slam South Africa’s governing party, the...
Mary Jane Mphahlele
The Minister of Higher Education and Training Naledi Pandor says government will cough up more money for Nsfas, including an additional R7.1...
Keyan Tomaselli
When South African academics want to set up a new degree module, they’re entering into a process that can take years to germinate....
Nompendulo Ngubane  Â
Last week, students barricaded Burger Street, in Pietermaritzburg with rocks and burning tyres, demanding that the college pay their accommodation fees from the...
Sioux McKenna
Universities in many parts of the world are buckling under multiple financial, societal and political demands. This has led to increasingly loud calls...
Ashleigh FurlongÂ
After 16 months of delays in court proceedings, charges have been dropped against a group of 23 students from the University of the...
Sean Archer
South Africa’s just-ousted Minister of Finance committed another R57 billion to higher education and training over the next three years. In his first (and last...
Thabo Mohlala
Teacher unions have joined scores of trade unions and some civil and NGOs in slamming Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba’s increase of the VAT...
Seán Mfundza Muller
Public discussion about higher education funding in South Africa has been beset by numerous fictions and misunderstandings since the Fees Must Fall...
Thabo Mohlala
The management of the country’s 26 universities is working diligently to assist learners who qualify for financial assistance to ensure no one is...