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Learners from schools across Gauteng and the North West march to the Department of Basic Education’s head office in Pretoria on Thursday. Photos: Ihsaan Hendricks / GroundUp

Education

Cosas marches on education department and calls for minister to resign

Ihsaan Haffejee 10 Mar 2025

Hundreds of students marched on the University of Cape Town campus last week protesting against financial exclusion. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Higher Education

UCT and SRC strike deal to help students with outstanding debt

Liezl Human 25 Feb 2025

UCT protests: University rejects blanket fee relief, warns against disruptions

Higher Education

UCT protests: University rejects blanket fee relief, warns against disruptions

20 Feb 2025

UCT rocked by student protests against fee blocks, housing crisis

Higher Education

UCT rocked by student protests against fee blocks, housing crisis

17 Feb 2025

Students disrupt classes amid housing crisis

Higher Education

Students disrupt classes amid housing crisis

Sandiso Phaliso and Joseph Chirume 12 Feb 2025

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Professor Blade Nzimande, has dissolved the board of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and placed it under administration. Image source:

Higher Education

Nzimande dissolves NSFAS board

12 Apr 2024

NSFAS budget cuts could leave more than 87,000 students without funding in 2024

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS budget cuts could leave more than 87,000 students without funding in 2024

Marecia Damons 30 Nov 2023

Herman de Kock, executive head of sales, Nedbank Business Banking

Economy

Key growth opportunities in a struggling South African economy

Herman de Kock 10 May 2021

South Africa's higher education funding system can be more realistic without betraying ideals

Higher Education

South Africa's higher education funding system can be more realistic without betraying ideals

Gerald Wangenge-Ouma 7 Apr 2021

Unisa extends registration deadline

Higher Education

Unisa extends registration deadline

30 Jan 2019

Academic performance still a precondition for new bursary scheme

Higher Education

Academic performance still a precondition for new bursary scheme

18 Apr 2018

Univen academic programme to resume this week

Higher Education

Univen academic programme to resume this week

12 Mar 2018

Security police prevent publication of Sudan newspapers

Media

Security police prevent publication of Sudan newspapers

10 Jan 2018

Department concerned about fraud and mismanagement at varsities

Higher Education

Department concerned about fraud and mismanagement at varsities

Bekezela Phakathi 24 Nov 2017

Exams in a tent for UCT

Higher Education

Exams in a tent for UCT

Petru Saal 16 Nov 2017

Free education unfeasible, says leaked report

Higher Education

Free education unfeasible, says leaked report

Michelle Gumede and Karl Gernetzky 30 Oct 2017

Umbrella body fears student funding disaster

Higher Education

Umbrella body fears student funding disaster

3 Oct 2017

Chantell Ilbury, strategic planner

Markets & Investment

Watch out SA! You're facing investment league relegation

15 Sep 2017

UCT and Wits top in Africa but slip on list

Higher Education

UCT and Wits top in Africa but slip on list

Michelle Gumede 7 Sep 2017

Howard Blight, Agricolleges international

Agriculture

#AfricaMonth: Quality agricultural education essential to increase productivity in Africa

Howard Blight 29 May 2017

Four tips to survive and succeed at university

Higher Education

Four tips to survive and succeed at university

21 Apr 2017

Higher Education

Why every generation of students must find, fulfill or betray its mission

Edward Webster 7 Apr 2017

Free varsity a myth, body tells fees panel

Higher Education

Free varsity a myth, body tells fees panel

3 Mar 2017

ConCourt orders release of FeesMustFall student

Criminal Law

ConCourt orders release of FeesMustFall student

2 Mar 2017

Johannesburg International Comedy Festival

Theatre

Johannesburg International Comedy Festival

27 Feb 2017

New technical campuses to ease pressure

Higher Education

New technical campuses to ease pressure

Bekezela Phakathi 13 Jan 2017

Students frustrated by held-over exams

Higher Education

Students frustrated by held-over exams

10 Jan 2017

Give South Africa's youth a future

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Give South Africa's youth a future

Marc Lubner 23 Dec 2016

Research

Retail research indicates improved conditions in 2017

23 Dec 2016

Educating for good governance

Higher Education

Educating for good governance

Ridwaan Asvat, Issued by Regent Business School 7 Dec 2016

SACOMM denounces ongoing harassment of journalists at UJ

Media Freedom

SACOMM denounces ongoing harassment of journalists at UJ

22 Nov 2016

TV

New Al Jazeera East Africa correspondent

27 Oct 2016

Counting the cost of #FeesMustFall and other protests

Insurance & Actuarial

Counting the cost of #FeesMustFall and other protests

Sharon Snell 17 Oct 2016

Elsamari Botha and Nawal du Toit

Sustainability Month

Venturing towards accessible education

Pasqua Heard 13 Oct 2016

Entire year could be lost

Higher Education

Entire year could be lost

29 Sep 2016

Stalled varsity lectures resume

Higher Education

Stalled varsity lectures resume

17 Aug 2016

Reflections on building the South Africa of Nelson Mandela's dreams

#BizUnity

Reflections on building the South Africa of Nelson Mandela's dreams

Amanda Gouws 18 Jul 2016

Insurance & Actuarial

Innovative risk management can aid service delivery

Pride Choruma 11 Jul 2016

10 things to know about #NAF16

Art

10 things to know about #NAF16

2 Jun 2016

SA university hall torched in latest campus attack

Higher Education

SA university hall torched in latest campus attack

17 May 2016

The often overlooked impact of e-learning

E-learning

The often overlooked impact of e-learning

Issued by Oxbridge Academy 25 Feb 2016

Deepening inequality is the high price students will pay for free education

Education & Skills Development

Deepening inequality is the high price students will pay for free education

Lyn Snodgrass 12 Feb 2016

Wits obtains court order to manage student protests

Legal

Wits obtains court order to manage student protests

18 Jan 2016

Student funds to help 3300 students

Higher Education

Student funds to help 3300 students

Prega Governder 29 Dec 2015

$Contributors to this piece (top to bottom, L to R): Graham Cruikshanks, TBWA\Africa; Ken Kyaka, TBWA\Redhouse Kenya; Hunsa Chikaha, TBWA\ Khanga Rue, Tanzania; Tumiso Mabusela, TBWA\ Medcom, Botswana; Filipe Braga, TBWA\ Angola; Yosia Lukwago, TBWA\ Limelight, Uganda; Kobby Acquah-Hayford, TBWA\Markcom, Ghana; Kelechi Nwosu, TBWA\ Concept, Nigeria; and Sapi Bachi, TBWA\ Zimbabwe$

Trends

[BizTrends 2016] Social activism and trench marketing FTW

Issued by TBWA 18 Jan 2016

What architects must learn from South African student protests

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

What architects must learn from South African student protests

Amira Osman 27 Nov 2015