Students are calling for increased government funding for tertiary education.
The Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande has called for the perpetrators behind the fire that erupted to be exposed
Yolanda Dyantyi was expelled from the university after being found guilty of kidnapping and insubordination
The student activist will, however, avoid doing hard jail time.
The university has called for the continuing violence to cease.
Former DA leader Mmusi Maimane says he supports the call for free quality education for those who cannot afford it.
The minister urged all higher education institutions to ensure that all matters agreed to were implemented without further delay.
Tensions were high at the main entrance of NWU’s Mahikeng campus.
Registration has resumed at the heavily guarded campus.
Management at North West University (NWU) have shut down operations for the day, following a wave of assaults at their Mahikeng base.
The resurgence of Fees Must Fall protests has affected the following campuses.
Students want the university to scrap their historic debt so they can register for free.
#FeesMustFall activist Kanya Cekeshe is the second high-profile prisoner to be released from prison on a presidential pardon this week.
The last jailed #FeesMustFall activist could be freed by request of the president. But some people aren’t happy with Kanya Cekeshe’s “special treatment”.
#FeesMustFall activist, Kanya Cekeshe denied bail.
The matter has been postponed to 14 October 2019.
The fate of Cekeshe’s freedom rests in the hands of the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court.
The NSFAS appears to be turning things around following its entering into administration and has approved financial aid for nearly 450 000 students in 2019.
The EFF have offered the #FeesMustFall leaders a route into front-line politics, after announcing their list of candidates for the 2019 Elections.
As a result of the death, and subsequent police investigation, the Durban University of Technology has decided to suspend its academic programme, indefinitely.
Naledi Pandor says the shutdown of universities will severely affect the academic year, resulting in many not being able to finish their degrees on time, if ever.
Following a morning of chaos, UKZN announced that it would be suspending its academic programme.
Bonginkosi Khanyile, student leader and activist, was placed under house arrest for his involvement in the 2016 Fees Must Fall protests.
Presidency Director-General Dr Cassius Lubisi has received a memorandum from #FeesMustFall activists demanding blanket amnesty for activists who have been convicted of crimes arising from the #FeesMustFall protest in 2017.
Some of Mzansi’s most well-known educational institutions are cranking up the school fees for 2019. Here’s what you need to know.