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Educor qualifications are valid, says department

The department of higher education has assured students that they will not be left stranded following the decision to deregister four private colleges

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande

Nzimande slams Educor for leaving 13 000 students stranded

The higher education department has deregistered Damelin, CityVarsity, Icesa City Campus and Lyceum College after they failed to submit financial reports from 2020

Damelin is one of four colleges that has been deregistered by the department of education.

Damelin, Lyceum College and CityVarsity deregistered

The South African Union of Students says the education department has been in the process of deregistering Educor’s private institutions since July 2023

University of KwaZulu-Natal. Photo: Supplied

NSFAS calls on education institutions to act as the middleman for payments

The student financial aid scheme’s board has rejected calls by students demanding that their accommodation allowances be paid to them directly

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…

Higher education minister Blade Nzimande, who was the first to make a presentation, asked to be excused straight afterwards, because he had another important meeting he needed to attend.

Portfolio committee on higher education criticises ministry for not taking it seriously

Neither the minister nor deputy minister stayed for the duration of an urgent committee meeting to discuss funding challenges for university students

Disadvantaged: Students who live in rural areas with inadequate or no network coverage will struggle to keep up. (Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Students ‘dreams are crumbling’

Those at historically disadvantaged universities feel abandoned while their peers at richer institutions continue with their studies

The few days of their protest has, without doubt, set the KwaZulu-Natal university back by millions of rands in damages. (AFP)

Student vandalism at UKZN is inexcusable

There is nothing radical or revolutionary about burning down university property while claiming to be fighting for access to education

Students from the University of the Witwatersrand give a hero’s welcome to one of the protesters released from the Hillbrow police station.

Students demand Jacob Zuma’s commitment

Student unions have rejected the ministerial task team, saying they want to speak to the president.

Bulawayo’s economic slump has resulted in live music no longer being played at venues such as a municipality beer garden in Matshobana township, Bulawayo. Photo: Zinyange Auntony
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#FeesMustFallReloaded: Mass meetings, a possible shutdown and a lot of debate

SRCs have been removed from Fees Must Fall movements after rumours surfaced that the Progressive Youth Alliance had taken a R40 000 bribe.

#FeesCommission: Dissatisfied students’ union vows to shut down universities

The panel tasked with probing the potential of free higher education has said they cannot prevent the government from implementing tuition increment.

Untangling the merger mess

Failed universities mergers are being examined for possible solutions, according to ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe.

‘Poor will pay for free higher education’

The ANC’s Polokwane conference resolved that the government should progressively introduce free education for the poor up to undergraduate level.

UJ has new plan to counter ‘racist’ attacks

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) will deploy a new security plan after a number of alleged racist attacks on campus in the last week, university management said on Thursday.…

Students claim ‘climate of fear’ on UJ campus

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) will investigate allegations of racist incidents on campus where black students say they are ”living in a climate of fear”. Local South…

TUT students arrested after violent protest

About 10 students from the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) were arrested on Wednesday following a protest that turned violent, said Pretoria police. Captain Dumisani…