PRISA Eastern Cape Student Conference ticks all the right boxes: Eastern Cape PR and communications students from left Thande Katsio (Varsity College), Thabiso Jele (NMMU), Zenani Mhlongo (Varsity College), Abongile Ngqeza (Varsity College) and Zizipho Totoyi (Varsity College) who took a bold step towards their future by attending the 2016 PRISA Eastern Cape Student Conference … [Read more...] about PRISA Eastern Cape Student Conference ticks all the right boxes
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Wits student activists brand vice-chancellor Habib a ‘criminal’
Wits student activists brand vice-chancellor Habib a 'criminal': Student activist Mcebo Dlamini says students don’t want Habib to chair Wits' general assembly. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Political leaders praise Madonsela for contribution to SA: Thuli Madonsela is serving her last month in office & has been described as a fierce ambassador of the law. … [Read more...] about Wits student activists brand vice-chancellor Habib a ‘criminal’
Responding to student protests: should the law be a tool of justice or violence? | The Conversation
Responding to student protests: should the law be a tool of justice or violence?: Many South Africans fear and mistrust the police. Kim Ludbrook/EPAWhat is needed to enable South Africa’s universities to proceed with the academic year? The answer, according to some, is to deploy private security companies on campuses. Several of those who support such interventions are at my … [Read more...] about Responding to student protests: should the law be a tool of justice or violence? | The Conversation
Why student protests in South Africa have turned violent | The Conversation
Why student protests in South Africa have turned violent: A student tries to stem her bleeding during clashes at the University of the Witwatersrand. Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters“Burn to be heard.” This chilling statement has been doing the rounds through word of mouth and social media on South African campuses in recent weeks. The message has to be taken seriously. Buildings and … [Read more...] about Why student protests in South Africa have turned violent | The Conversation
South Africa’s research output will be the biggest victim of student protests | The Conversation
South Africa's research output will be the biggest victim of student protests: The costs of student protests are far higher than imagined. Rogan Ward/ReutersIt will cost around R600 million to repair the damage caused by student protests across South Africa. That’s according to the country’s Minister of Higher Education and Training. I’d suggest that this figure is merely the … [Read more...] about South Africa’s research output will be the biggest victim of student protests | The Conversation
