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NSFAS asked to scrap cap on accommodation allowance
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NSFAS asked to scrap cap on accommodation allowance

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Police intensifying responses to violent Fort Hare University attacks

Help for first-time university students
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Help for first-time university students

NSFAS asked to scrap cap on accommodation allowance
Education

NSFAS asked to scrap cap on accommodation allowance

University
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Police intensifying responses to violent Fort Hare University attacks

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Assassinations and threats on staff at University of Fort Hare

By Michelle Swart11-01-2023 10:51

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Blade Nzimande to visit University of Fort Harare amid assassinations and threats

Decolonising the learning process in South Africa.
Education

Decolonising education: A learning-teaching approach

By The Conversation10-11-2022 06:26

It has been seven years since South Africans began protesting in a bid to “Africanise” learning in the country’s university curricula.

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Studentlife

Final exams: 5 tips to beat year-end fatigue and do your best

By Nokuthula Ngcobo18-10-2022 20:48

Feeling tired and overwhelmed towards the end of the year is normal. Here’s how you can cope with year-end fatigue and still pass your exams.

University
Studentlife

Three ways to deal with university rejection

By Nokuthula Ngcobo04-10-2022 21:29

Being rejected to do your dream course at your favourite university can be very distressing. Here’s how you can pick yourself up after rejection…

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WATCH | Tweeps drag YouTuber for getting haircut in class [VIDEO]

By Ramadhani Kusaga29-07-2022 14:19

Need your news quickly? Watch daily News in a minute videos from The South African YouTube page for all that you really need to know!

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Education

What honorary doctorates say about our universities?

By The Conversation26-07-2022 12:27

Many universities like to associate themselves with exceptional individuals by awarding them honorary doctorates.

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UCT ranked BEST university in Africa – UJ comes in second

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty11-06-2022 20:47

The latest QS World University Rankings have listed UCT as the best university in Africa but its score has dropped in recent years.

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Nzimande working on NEW funding model for universities

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty03-06-2022 14:05

Minister Blade Nzimande says the Higher Education, Science and Innovation Department is working on a new funding model.

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Learn to earn: Which SA universities have produced the most millionaires?

By Tom Head26-04-2022 13:42

It’s official: These universities are churning out more dollar-millionaires than any other institutions in South Africa.

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Mpumalanga

Tfokomala: UMP opens boutique hotel within Mbombela campus

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty21-04-2022 15:06

The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) has opened a four-star hotel within its Mbombela campus which has many purposes.

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‘Hit me up’: Gigi Lamayne helps student with university fees

By Nokuthula Ngcobo02-03-2022 15:01

Rapper and reality TV star Gigi Lamayne is giving back by paying a student’s admission fees…and suggesting a benefit concert to help others.

US university to pay $244m ove
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US university to pay $244m over gynecologist assault claims

By Agence France-Presse09-02-2022 11:47

The University of California will pay almost a quarter of a billion dollars to 200 women who allege they were assaulted by a school gynaecologist, officials said Tuesday.

Lasizwe
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‘We are paying for everyone’s registration fees’: Lasizwe to students

By Alicia Naidoo02-02-2022 10:03

Lasizwe Dambuza announced that all students who registered for his R10GoesALongWay campaign will have their registration fees paid.

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Trickle of women back to school as Afghan universities reopen since Taliban came into power

By Agence France-Presse02-02-2022 09:06

Some public universities opened in Afghanistan Wednesday for the first time since the Taliban seized power in August, with a trickle of women attending classes that officials said would be segregated by sex.

Kearsney College is still the most expensive school in South Africa. Image: kearsney.college/Instagram
Lifestyle

Revealed: The most expensive schools in South Africa for 2022

By Erene Roux06-12-2021 13:04

Would you pay R209 000 in tuition fees alone? A new report is shining a spotlight on the most expensive schools in South Africa for 2022.

UCT students sexual assault
Lifestyle

World-class! Six South African universities among the top 500 in the world

By Erene Roux27-10-2021 11:51

The US News & World Report published its 2022 edition which sees six South African Universities ranked among the top 500 in the world.

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Business & Finance

Bursaries for 2022: City of Johannesburg invites applications for funding

By Siseko Gwegwe11-10-2021 11:46

The City of Johannesburg is calling prospective students for 2022 bursaries. The opportunities are in 29 different study fields.

UCT graduates more likely to b
Lifestyle

UCT graduates more likely to be employed than other alumni in Africa

By Erene Roux29-09-2021 18:30

Graduates of UCT remain among the world’s most employable, according to the 2022 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Graduate Employability Rankings

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Music

Weeknd study session? University offers course on Drake and Abel

By Naledi de Wee28-09-2021 10:41

Get your crew together because Ryerson University is offering a course on two of Canada’s brightest musicians, Drake and The Weeknd!

University of Pretoria takes t
Lifestyle

University of Pretoria takes top honours in new ranking by students

By Erene Roux09-09-2021 14:46

The country’s university students had the opportunity to rate their institutions, which saw the University of Pretoria take top honours.

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School Fees Latest: Stats SA data shows low spike

By Lyse Comins21-04-2021 12:45

The cost of school fees has risen at the lowest rate since 1991 according to the latest data released by Statistics South Africa.

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NSFAS: Nzimande lashes back at ‘bold and beautiful’ criticism

By Lyse Comins26-03-2021 10:07

The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation has defended his comments about the ‘soap opera’ like NSFAS student protests.

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NSFAS: Nzimande’s new task team to tackle student debt crisis

By Lyse Comins19-03-2021 12:20

At last the government is seeking a solution to financial aid that won’t compromise universities’ financial needs like the current NSFAS.

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University applicants without a place have opportunities – Nzimande

By Lyse Comins15-03-2021 12:04

Students who did not get into university can seek assistance about alternative courses and apprenticeships via an online government service.

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University shutdown: Department doesn’t have funds to wipe student debt

By Dan Meyer15-03-2021 11:23

Following the receipt of a letter of demands from the SA Union of Students ahead of a university shutdown, Minister Blade Nzimande has conceded that wiping student dept is unlikely.

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