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 might not be able to fund over 120 000 students in 2024 due to budget cuts coming down from National Treasury.
As friction continues over the payment methods employed by NSFAS, the government entity wants universities to help it verify students.
Cara-Jean Petersen takes over her role as CEO, having previously been the COO at Feenix, which has raised R144 million for students to date.
Unisa is once again recommending that students download their documents.
Those attending Unisa for the first time should tune in for orientation on 15th and 16th March.
As protests around higher learning continue Unisa tries to address the situation.
UCT council withdraws charges against the #FeesMustFall protestors.
Department of Higher Education, has discussed a plan to deal with student issues such as free education, accommodation and funding.