In June 2016, Stellenbosch University decided that English would be the language of instruction and that Afrikaans should take a subordinate place. The vote cast by 113 against 10 votes in favor of the resolution is a clear indication that Afrikaans is being rejected by the government and certain opposition parties. On Thursday, the Constitutional..
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Afrikaans as a language of instruction at Stellenbosch University will have to take a subordinate place – English will be the medium of instruction
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Panyaza Lesufi slams new Afrikaans university funded by Solidarity: ‘Don’t remind us of apartheid’ – Jealousy makes you nasty!
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The campus is part of the union’s education and employment projects worth R4,5 billion over the next five years. The project is set to cost about R300 million funded through donations from the community, the union said. The university will be home to Solidarity’s accredited, Afrikaans private vocational training college founded on Christian values. The..
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The African way! If you don’t get what you want, just toi-toi! Unruly students blocked off the entrances to the Nelson Mandela University with tyres and debris
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The Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth has suspended lectures yesterday due to student protests. Protesters blocked off the entrances to the campus with tyres and debris over a lack of security. The students said there has been a high rate of crime on campus including rape and violent assault. There were also reports of..
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Resentment starting to soar as UFS beckoned to remove the statue of Pres. Steyn from its Bloemfontein campus – To remove a heritage resource just to adapt to a specific group’s subjective opinion cannot erase the past
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AfriForum and various other conservation organisations, including the Bloemfontein Cultural Association, the Association for Christian Higher Education in Bloemfontein and the Gereformeerde Geloof Bond (which includes congregations across South Africa and to which 32 congregations are affiliated), on 10 May 2019, objected to the issuing of a permit by the Free State Provincial Heritage Resources..
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#BlackPrivilege: Violent protest led by EFF students reeks havoc at UKZN campus after demands was not met – serious damage to property was caused by acts of arson and vandalism
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While the academic program at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) resumed at the Westville campus on Wednesday, a group of EFF students attempted to ignite a safety quad bike, dismantled several windows, and threw police and security guards with stones. The incidents occurred throughout the day, the same day that campus operations resumed after university..
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South Africa needs more people like Eckard Binding- Businessman from Pretoria donates scholarship to student who picked up EFF-trash during protest action at university
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A businessman in Pretoria has donated a scholarship to the student who picked up the EFF litter during protest action on the campus of the University of the Free State. Pretoria FM News reported that an anonymous businessman from Mangaung Metro saw the video of student, Eckard Binding, who continued to throw the junk back..
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TUT’s nine campuses across the country are still closed due to violent protests by black disadvantaged students who apparently cannot study on empty stomachs
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Academic programs were discontinued at all Tshwane University of Technology campuses and students were ordered to vacate residences. Residence property has been damaged in the past and recovery costs have not yet been calculated. Fears exist for student and staff safety. According to TUT’s Willa de Ruyter, the situation at campuses is unpredictable and flammable…
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University of Natal in Serious Crisis – students are setting vehicles on fire and destroying infrastructure built up by the former government – all classes are suspended until further notice
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All classes at the University of Natal were suspended until further notice the many protest actions of students.
A vehicle was set on fire during the protest and peaceful lecturers and learners felt unsafe on campus.
Academic activities have been characterized by ongoing violence, protests and property damage in recent years.
On Monday, Wits University was in chaos when a lot of students disrupted classes, and it is expected to move further to other universities in the country.
Police said no arrests had been made following violent protests at University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) campuses on Monday in which two vehicles and a guard house were set alight by students.
South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson in KwaZulu-Natal, Colonel Thembeka Mbele, told African News Agency (ANA) that to her knowledge, no arrests had been made.
Students at universities in the province have called for a total shutdown of institutions from Monday, the official start
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Kovsies: White students and their history are not welcome on campus – EFF is now in control
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The message that Sonwabile Dwaba, newly elected student council president (SR president) of the University of the Free State (UFS) and EFF representative brought on Thursday is that white students and their history are not welcome on campus. Dwaba requested students to help him to remove the statue of former president MT Steyn that is..
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FREE EDUCATION FOR ALL: BUT STUDENTS ARE BURNING DOWN RESOURCES
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Numerous lecturers and students live in fear after the Bethlehem Campus of the Maluti Technical and Vocational College (a TVET college) had averted in a war zone when buildings were bombarded with gasoline bombs.
Sgt. Police spokesperson Mmako Mophiring said anarchy and chaos broke out on campus on Friday when protesters demanded the immediate dismissal of the college’s chief, Veli Mabena.
Lectures stopped at Pietermaritzburg campus – Students wants free education, food and accommodation
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Students have stopped classes at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Pietermaritzburg campus. Student Representative Council (SRC) member Xola Mehlomakhulu said students had not received their National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) allowances for food and accommodation. He also claimed that post-graduate students were being excluded from the fund and unable to further their studies.
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#FeesMustFall protest – Naked woman arrested at UCT
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The stomach-churning stench of human faeces‚ piles of rubbish‚ ripped curtains and a commotion on campus as the woman was being dragged into a police van greeted students on Thursday. Parts of the campus were sealed off by police in riot gear and private security and at least three people were arrested. Police spokesperson Captain..
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FeesMustFall protests descend into chaos in Cape Town
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A third wave of #FeesMustFall protests has been marred by violence, as the demonstration marched its way to Parliament. The students are demanding the release of the fees commission report, which details funding of tertiary education. These protesters have made a slashing of tuition fees their main issue to raise, on the day Finance Minister..
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