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A man who pulled a student’s hair has been granted bail

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South African university students’ perspectives on romance

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Unlocking the power of habits: how to make studying a daily routine

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A man who pulled a student’s hair has been granted bail

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UJ student wins national furniture design competition
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UJ student wins national furniture design competition

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Tshepiso Motau, a final-year Industrial Design student at the University of Johannesburg, has won the Furniture Design Competition.

NSFAS payment delays lead to student protests
Eastern Cape

NSFAS payment delays lead to student protests

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Students at East Cape Midlands College’s Graaff-Reinet campus have taken to protesting over the delayed payment of their NSFAS allowances.

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CHIETA has established the Lesedi Youth Fund to provide funding for students in their final years of study in the chemicals industry.

Help for first-time university students
Education

Help for first-time university students

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Tala advises all first-year students to contact tutors and academic advisors to assist them in drawing out study rosters.

Teachers' impact: What makes a great teacher?
Education

Teachers’ impact: What makes a great teacher?

By The Conversation08-03-2023 09:48

Excellent teachers can change our lives. Researchers have shown that good teachers encourage us to think critically.

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WATCH: Security pepper spray Wits students

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Security personnel pepper sprayed Wits University students.

Mass atrocities: can they be prevented?
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Mass atrocities: Can they be prevented?

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Mass atrocities in places such as Syria, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Yemen, students are able to better connect to the material.

Inequality in college: three things we learnt from the pandemic
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Inequality in college: three things we learnt during the pandemic

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The pandemic of COVID-19 has exposed and taught us three things about inequality in colleges and why it matters today.

Geluksdal students dispersed by police rubber bullets
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Geluksdal students dispersed by police rubber bullets

By Ground Up20-02-2023 09:24

A fatal stabbing at Geluksdal school has led to protests demanding “justice” for Shawn Mphela and rubber bullets were fired.

Black South African chartered accountants' struggle
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Black South African chartered accountants’ struggle

By The Conversation09-02-2023 17:02

South African black people’s dominance as chartered accountants is low with only 8,610 of the 51,152 of registered CAs.

TUT student Ngcebo Thusi
Gauteng

TUT student allegedly stabbed to death by ex-boyfriend

By Nokwanda Ncwane04-02-2023 12:48

Ntokozo Xaba a student at TUT was allegedly stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend and he was taken in for questioning.

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News

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By Virginia Keppler-Young17-01-2023 12:49

Gauteng Higher Education Department warns students against illegal colleges

Joke of the day
Offbeat

Joke of the day Saturday, 19 November 2022

By Shyleen Choruma19-11-2022 07:00

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News

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University of Limpopo students protesting over lack of NSFAS allowances. Image: @CapricornFMNews / Twitter
News

University of Limpopo students protest over NSFAS allowances

By Alinaswe Lusengo15-09-2022 18:51

Students at the University of Limpopo are protesting because NSFAS has not given out off-campus allowances the whole year.

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News

WATCH | Learner in KZN sets principal’s car alight [VIDEO]

By Ramadhani Kusaga08-09-2022 14:04

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Motoring

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By Gary Dunn05-08-2022 14:12

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By Corné van Zyl26-07-2022 16:24

This is just HORRIFIC! A student was recently killed by a helicopter blade ‘while taking a selfie’ in front of his family.

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