Violent student protests erupt again at UKZN and academic learning suspended
Yet again UKZN students have protested on their campuses due to NSFAS allowances and admission challenges, resulting in another academic suspension.
Yet again UKZN students have protested on their campuses due to NSFAS allowances and admission challenges, resulting in another academic suspension.
Academic year at TUT will be extended due to the time students lost during protests.
MUT another university in KwaZulu-Natal has suspended it’s academic learning with immediate effect due to student protests.
After weeks of student protests, universities are expected to reopen this week.
NSFAS is in hot water with the South African Student Congress, with calls to protest over the four fintech partners.
Unisa’s Durban is another university that has seen students protest over NSFAS allowances and postponement of examinations.
The protest at Wits University has not interrupted the academic programme.
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education has called on #FeesMustFall protesting students to allow those who want to write their exams, to do so peacefully.
University of Johannesburg (UJ) made a registration mistake at the start of the year that has seen NSFAS students get paid far less monthly.
NSFAS doesn’t have enough beds to make sure all of its student body have their required accommodation for the 2024 academic year.
NSFAS might not be able to fund over 120 000 students in 2024 due to budget cuts coming down from National Treasury.
NSFAS beneficiaries at TVET colleges have garnered more than R3 billion from the scheme this year so far, or R3700 in monthly stipends.