Dissatisfied students of the University of SA (Unisa) started a strike at the Sunnyside and Natal campuses but have now expanded to almost all campuses across the country. According to the students, their concern will be that the University remains “closed” until their grievances have been addressed. Unisa is currently handling a third of the..
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Culture of protest and destruction established by ANC regime spills over to tertiary institutions
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Angry students disrupt lectures and blockaded the main entrance to the Westville campus by burning furniture and debris over registrations
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The student representatives council (SCR) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is expected to meet the institution’s vice-chancellor on Friday.
This follows disruptions at the university’s Westville campus on Wednesday. Angry students disrupted lectures and blockaded the main entrance to the university by burning furniture and debris.
The executive director for corporate relations at UKZN, Ashton Bodrick, confirmed that the university remained open and that academic programmes would continue as scheduled, despite further protests by students on Thursday.
“Some students on the Westville campus continued with their protest action this morning. We have received reports that some lectures were disrupted. The executive management committee (EMC) has given due consideration to the matters raised by the students and is engaging the SRC leadership on a way forward.”
UKZN SRC president Sanele Hlongwa told TimesLIVE that calm had been restored at the university
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Unisa examination papers scheduled to be written sold to students, perpetrators who leaked exam papers face up to five years’ suspension
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Students found guilty of leaking exam papers from the University of South Africa (Unisa) could be suspended from the institution for up to five years and lose their marks. “The university is confident that the alleged perpetrators will be apprehended soon and they will face the full might of the justice system,” Unisa said in..
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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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R20 billion made available for student housing – Johannesburg residential units in city center, taken over by illegal immigrants targeted for recovery and renovation
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Over 6,000 residential units will be built in Johannesburg over the next eight months, mainly for student housing. It appears that the city center, which was taken over by illegal immigrants, is targeted for the restoration and renovation of residential units. However, students have shown over the past few years that their destructions are unlimited,..
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#BlackPrivilege: Through their destructive strikes, students have managed to get the ANC regime to write off debt worth millions of Rands – 50,000 votes are probably not to be wasted with the upcoming election?
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The government has announced that there are R1bn available for writing off over 50,000 student debt. Apparently, it is debt incurred by “previously disadvantaged” who do not include white students. The students, through their destructive strikes, managed to get the government to write off their debts. Observers are of the opinion that the worst is..
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Angry students at Limpopo University temporarily suspended academic activities – Students now demand a campus campus bar so they can imbibe in a safe environment
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Students have called for a bar to be opened at the University of Limpopo so they can imbibe in a safe environment. Academic activities at the University of Limpopo were temporarily suspended on Wednesday after protesting students demanded, among other things, a “student bar” where they could imbibe in a safe environment. “We’re saying we..
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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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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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What a check! These kids want everything on a silver platter for free – UKZN students burn mattresses in protest over ‘uncomfortable’ beds – African mentalism is destroying our country
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Fed up with the poor condition of their beds, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) education students have resorted to setting them on fire.
Students at a university residence in Hospital Road, near Durban’s South Beach, burnt the metal frames of their beds on Sunday night to voice their dissatisfaction.
On Monday morning, burning mattresses were seen being flung out of windows at the residence, occupied by education students from the UKZN’s Edgewood campus. The protest resulted in lectures at the campus being cancelled.
Student representative council (SRC) president Sanele Hlongwa told TimesLIVE that they set their beds alight because they could no longer sleep on them.
“For ages now, students have been asking that their beds be changed. The building at Hospital Road is a university-owned building. The university has changed the beds at residences on campus. The same must be applied to off-campus residences,” said Hlongwa.
“The students are saying the i
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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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NSFAS-grants stand risk to be abused by students after it came public that allowances will now be paid directly into students accounts instead of using third parties
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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will pay allowances directly to students instead of using third parties. The scheme confirmed that it would do away with the voucher system, known as “Sbux” administered by third parties, a move welcomed by the SA Union of Students (SAUS). NSFAS spokesperson Kagisho Mamabolo said the scheme would..
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Tuks phasing out Afrikaans as medium of instruction and will from now only use English as the primary language of communication and administration
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The University of Pretoria is to phase out Afrikaans as the official medium of instruction at all its campuses and residences. The university will from now only use English as the primary language of communication and administration. University spokesperson Rikus Delport said the policy was adopted in 2016 by the university’s council and Senate after..
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Unisa closes its doors after negotiations between the radical National Student Representative Council (NSRC) and the university authorities fail
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Negotiations between the radical National Student Representative Council (NSRC) and the university authorities culminated in a dead-end and decided to close its doors temporarily. The closure is applicable to all Unisa’s campuses across South Africa, as the government is unwavering that it cannot accommodate larger numbers of students. The University of South Africa (Unisa) can..
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Matric results – SA standard is so low that matric are no longer accepted by most Western countries, and it is also a reason why the university’s pass rate is so high
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The 2018 exam has many matriculants in ecstasy about their excellent results, and the ANC government is broad breast over the 78% pass rate reflected. It is even haunted by statements of “great improvement” over 2017’s results and that the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, is believed to be South Africa’s best minister. The..
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