Education
University of Fort Hare graft scandal lands three people in jail
Police have arrested three people involved in a multi-million-rand fraud and money laundering scheme at the University of Fort Hare.
The arrests by the serious...
Learners ill due to unhygienic toilets, water cuts
Hundreds of pupils from schools in Nketoana in Free State are forced to endure horrifying unhygienic conditions that have led to some contracting urinary...
Wits catering supervisor Mndebele earns political studies degree
Busisiwe Innocentia Mndebele, the dining hall supervisor at Wits University, recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political studies, demonstrating that perseverance and...
Criminals target Cape Peninsula students evicted from residences
Local criminals have taken advantage of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) students who were evicted from their students’ housing.
This comes after some...
‘Free State university students sell sex as NSFAS fails to pay’
Build A Better South Africa (Babsa) says stranded female students at the University of Free State are forced to stay with their boyfriends due...
Ex-Minister Naledi Pandor takes up new academic role at UP
Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, has congratulated former Cabinet Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, on her recent appointment as an Honorary Professor...
Pupils still endure arduous 20km daily walk to school
More than 8,000 pupils in the North West still endure punishing daily long walks of up to 20km to school due to shambles in...
NSFAS finalises students’ allowance payments for 2025
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has announced that the allowance payments for the 2025 academic year has been finalised and are ready...
Education MEC sued for school playground injury
A pupil who fractured her right arm during an unsupervised netball practice on a hazardous playing field has successfully sued the Limpopo education MEC...
Mpumalanga landlords feel the pinch
More than 150 landlords in Mpumalanga are on the brink of financial ruin after the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) failed to pay...
