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Higher education, science and innovation minister Blade Nzimande on Saturday announced plans to reopen the country’s universities. Image: Gallo Images

This is how SA universities will reopen during the lockdown

As SA wades into the second month of a protracted national lockdown, higher education, science and innovation minister Blade Nzimande on Saturday announced plans to reopen the country’s universities. The reopening of institutions of…

UKZN Westville students clashed with campus security on Wednesday morning. Image: Nhlanhla Mabaso via Twitter

WATCH | UKZN students in violent confrontation with security personnel

Chaos erupted at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN) Westville campus early on Wednesday. Videos of students wearing balaclavas and with T-shirts covering their faces as they faced off with university security personnel circulated on…

Unisa: 1873-2018

Book review: A review of “Unisa, 1873 to 2018” by Andrew Manson

A study of the history of South Africa’s premier distance learning institution Although the subject matter might seem a little dry author Andrew Manson has produced a fascinating insight into the ever-changing South African political…

Students erected shacks on the Bellville campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology this week to protest against a shortage of accommodation.Image: Ashraf Hendricks, GroundUp

Students build shacks on campus in protest at accommodation shortage

Students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) have put up shacks on the Bellville campus to highlight problems with accommodation. Last week classes were disrupted at the university’s four campuses as students protested.…

Economic Freedom Fighter Student Command member march outside the Durban University of Technology on Wednesday, February 6 after a student, Mlungisi Madonsela died from his gunshot wounds on TuesdayImage: JACKIE CLAUSEN

DUT hired hitmen to kill students, says EFF Student Command

The EFF Student Command (EFFSC) has accused the Durban University of Technology (DUT) of being behind the killing of a student who died after being shot during a violent protest on Tuesday. EFFSC member Mlungisi Madonsela from Jozini in…