Kowie set for university rowing spectacle Rowing crews are champing at the bit to take on the Rand Merchant Bank Universities Boat Race on the Kowie from Thursday September 12 – but the tidal river remains a daunting challenge for even…
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has signed acknowledgement of debt agreements (AoDs) with 421 students who did not qualify to be funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) with a total value of R112m. SIU…
The president’s national command council on Covid-19 has opted not to resume contact learning for the 2020 higher education academic year during level 4 of the lockdown. The higher education and training department will, instead, embark…
A national shutdown of universities is currently underway at some public universities across the country. This is after the SA Union of Students (Saus), student representative presidents and secretary-generals met at the weekend and…
The damage caused by protesting students in the #FeesMustFall movement has cost universities more than R786-million‚ equivalent to the annual state subsidy provided to a small university‚ parliament has heard. In a detailed written reply…
