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University of CT SRC wants incoming VC to prioritize financial exclusion of students
The University of Cape Town (UCT)’s student representative council (SRC) says the incoming vice-chancellor (VC) should prioritize the issue of…
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Student stabbed during live study session on Facebook
A disturbing incident was captured live on Facebook when a 22-year-old Durban University of Technology (DUT) student was assaulted and…
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University of Western Cape student’s lawyer wants accused’s mental health to be assessed
The legal aid lawyer of UWC student Ntembeko Myalo, who is accused of attempting to kill his wife, a Cape…
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University of CT council stands by panel report despite calls for it to be reviewed
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) council is standing by an independent panel report, which has criticized the institution for…
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Wits students give management ultimatum to meet with them
The Student Representative Council (SRC) at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) said it gave management until the end of…
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Wits students concerned about catching up academically after protest action
Wits University students have raised concerns over the time lost, academically, as a result of the shutdown. The Student Representative…
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Wits: Protesting will not resolve issues
Wits University spokesperson Shirona Patel has discouraged the protest by students saying it will not yield any results, but only…
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Nsfas cap on accommodation funding forces UP students to sleep on the streets
A number of University of Pretoria (UP) students have been sleeping outside the tertiary institution’s residencies as a result of…
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Sol Plaatje University management and SRC reach agreement after protests
The Sol Plaatje University management says it has reached an agreement with the Student Representative Council (SRC) following protests that…
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University of CT SRC pushes back against registration blocks due to historical debt
The University Cape Town’s Student Representative Council (SRC) said academic activities at various campuses were being disrupted as they fought…
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TUT students want security at residences beefed up after Ntokozo Xaba murder
The Student Representative Council (SRC) at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has called for tighter security at the off-campus…
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Unvaccinated DUT students spend another night squatting at campus gates
Frustrated Durban University of Technology (DUT) have resorted to squatting outside the gates of the university’s Steve Biko campus following…
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Covid-19: Wits SRC rejects mandatory vaccinations
Wits University’s student representative council (SRC) has rejected a proposal from the institution’s executive, which proposes imposing mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations…
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2 University of CT students suspended following s.e.xual assault allegations
The University of Cape Town has suspended two students with immediate effect following allegations of s.e.xual assault, which surfaced earlier…
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University of CT in urgent response to allegation of s.e.xual assault
In the wake of publicly made sexual assault allegations against one of its students, UCT said its executive was treating…
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1st-year UWC students urged not to use their NSFAS food allowances to pay rent
First-year students from the University of the Western Cape (UWC), who benefited from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)…
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Unisa SRC considering legal route over student intake
Unisa’s Student Representative Council (SRC) has threatened to approach the courts over delays in accepting students for the 2021 academic…
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22-year-old SRC member Nomzamo Buthelezi killed in suspected hit-and-run
A Stellenbosch University (SU) student representative council (SRC) member was killed in what was believed to have been a hit-and-run…
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University of CT students to make their way back to residences
Students are expected to return to their residence after a devastating fire swept through a part of the University of…
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MUT students vow to continue protests over registration fees and historical debt
Following running clashes on Thursday between police and disgruntled students at Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT), the institution’s student representative…
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I’m in pain, he told us to run then he shot me twice – Wits students shot by police speak out
I am in pain. As a student at Wits University, completing my honours in journalism and media studies, I have…
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SAUS confirms national shutdown across 26 unis
A national shutdown across South African university campuses is looming, after a tweet posted by the South African Union of…
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University of KZN students up in arms over 2021 fees
While students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) are up in arms over various fee payments, including registration for 2021,…
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Student strike brings first day of classes at UWC to a halt
Classes were disrupted at the University of Western Cape (UWC) on Monday as students embarked on a strike demanding accommodation,…
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Kimberley university student wins appeal against s.e.xual assault conviction
A student at Sol Plaatje University, who was sentenced for s.e.xually assaulting a fellow student during a night of festivities…
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NMU set to return to normal after intense student protests
Operations at the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) are set to return to normal on Tuesday, following two days of student…
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