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Why Southern Africa’s ‘missing middle’ demands urgent action

This group faces systemic barriers in finance and education, hindering economic growth and upward mobility

Fees Must Fall protests in 2015 spread to numerous universities. Is it time for renewed protests? Photo: Madelene Cronjé

Financial exclusion: A call for Fees Must Fall 2.0?

Protests over accommodation shortfalls have taken place at the University of Cape Town, Cape Peninsula University of Technology and Nelson Mandela University

Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande.

Dreams deferred amid NSFAS disrepair

Access to the missing middle should be celebrated, but it is only one step in what looks to be a long journey for the higher education system This content is restricted to…

Students protest outside Parliament in Cape Town. Photo by David Harrison

Why the latest student protests were predictable

Those in power have learnt very little from the past and will continue to cling to the capricious hope that somehow the problem will go away

The students’ demands and the reactions they solicit no longer match those of 2015’s #FeesMustFall – students need an actionable plan, funds, accommodation.

Why do the student protests seem different this year?

Their demands and the reactions they solicit no longer match those of 2015’s #FeesMustFall – students need an actionable plan, funds, accommodation

Brought to book: Students started protesting against tertiary education fees in 2015 with the Fees Must Fall movement. Nsfas funding still fails to cover the so-called missing middle students. Photo: Michele Spatari/AFP

University funding crisis: Economy crumbling under weighty student debt

Student debt is growing quickly and, if something doesn’t change, it could jeopardise the country’s already struggling economy

insider said the SACP sought to have its chairperson, Blade Nzimande, remain a cabinet minister.

Top ANC officials to meet Blade Nzimande over fears of escalating protests at Wits

Sources say the party’s top six are concerned the protests at Wits University could intensify into a fiery student movement, much like #FeesMustFall

A changing world requires that curricula be adapted to create graduates who are employable

The case for alumni funding

Alumni can play a pivotal role in their alma mater’s long-term success and sustainability