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How to publish a fees report

‘The manuscript you sent us (bar, perhaps, mention of a R99-billion surplus) brought us, and by extension our readers, no joy’

Students protest outside Parliament last year against a proposed hike in tuition fees.

UDM: Contingency loan model will create debt-trapped students

​The UDM are arguing that a Fees Commission recommendation of an income contingency loans will create an army of debt-trapped graduates.

Last month, the court declared that the EFF had defamed Trevor Manuel when they falsely accused him of corruption and nepotism. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

EFF rejects ‘class segregation’ proposed by fees commission report

​The EFF has rejected the Heher Commission’s report on the feasibility of fee-free education on the basis that it will create ‘class segregation’

Fees commission report: Ten things you need to know

The fees commission was established by the president in January 2016 and led by Judge Jonathan Heher, assisted by advocate Gregory Ally and Leah Khumalo.

Change agents? Students protest against fees last year. A reader writes that in South Africa’s neoliberal

Fees commission report: Fee-free higher education is not feasible yet

The much anticipated Fees Commission report has just been released with all 752 pages on Monday.

Zetu Makamandela-Mguqulwa says the ombud’s office at the University of Cape Town makes the institution more conflict-competent and transformative.

UCT granted High Court interdict against unlawful protests

​The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been granted an interim interdict that prevents any unlawful protest action at its campuses

South Africa’s Jewish and Muslim communities have condemned the killing of Halima Hoosen-Preston and the knife assault on her family at their home in Durban, in what appears to be an Islamophobic attack.
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Incoming Wits SRC president: We are tired of creating pop stars out of protests

Masebe rejected claims EFF leader Julius Malema is instructing EFF students on protests, saying the EFFSC is "autonomous".

The Incoming chief justice Raymond Zondo cautioned against populist accusations that the judiciary is captured. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Fears of heightened student protests after leaked fees commission report

Student protests have erupted on some campuses, with students calling for the president to release the report.

(Graphic: John McCann)

Why mere knowledge transfer fails

States and academics must collaborate or risk foreign experts taking over policy making

​Grants and loans are the fee answer, says Max Price

In such a system the wealthy will pay and the lowest and middle income students are covered.

University of Cape Town students protesting on October 20 2015.

Students occupy #FeesCommission, demand Max Price remove interdict against students

UCT vice-chancellor barred from leaving meeting by protesters who want the commission to investigate how free education can be realised.