In videos that went viral on social media, hundreds of students from the University of Limpopo (UL) can be seen exiting a lecture hall because the exam they were set to write was ‘too difficult’. UL’s spokesperson Johannes Selepe, confirmed to IOL that the video is authentic, adding that investigations are underway and action will..
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WATCH: Students at University of Limpopo refuse to write difficult exam
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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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How you will pay for Zuma’s free education plan
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The government is considering drastic budget cuts to fund free higher education, including cutting social grants, freezing the roll-out of RDP houses and increasing taxes. With the country facing an unpre-cedented R50.8‑billion revenue hole, a treasury document has been put before President Jacob Zuma by the presidential fiscal committee, outlining possible areas where budgets could..
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Zuma set to announce “free education across the board” – report
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Do not adjust your computer screen, this is not an April Fool’s joke. In a sensational exclusive, TimesLive reports that President Jacob Zuma is set to make an announcement that “flies in the face of the findings of the Heher Commission”. Zuma is reportedly planning to announce free higher education across the board. TimesLive reports..
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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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ANC plays it safe: free higher education soon – Bribery at its best!
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The ANC wants the government to provide free higher education for poor would-be students as early as next year. At a lekgotla of the governing party’s national executive committee at the weekend in Tshwane, it was proposed that the 2018 budget include provision for full first-year subsidies for students from households with a gross income..
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Students still want free education: “We will never shift our eyes from our objectives”
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The call for free education is an objective university students are still advocating for‚ Fees Must Fall activist Mcebo Dlamini said on Wednesday. “Whatever happens‚ we will never shift our eyes from our objectives and we are still advocating for free education‚ very strongly‚” the student leader said. Dlamini said students will make a call..
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27,000 NMMU innocent students could repeat entire year due to a few Far Left extremists. Parents to take legal action.
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Some students at NMMU were allegedly told that classes are suspended for the year and everyone must repeat this year, next year. Seems the few far left extremists have won. 130 probably paid left wing extremists dictated to 26 900 other students and the university establishment. They stole a year out of the lives of..
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