Johannesburg - The Apply now/Khetha Career Guidance Campaign seems to be bearing positive results as the process for first year students to register for the 2013 academic year saw fewer late applications and less hiccups.
Teargas, bleeding knees and burning tyres: A day in the protest for free higher education
16 Mar 2021
Students continue to protest over university fees on March 15, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Students took to the streets of Johannesburg early on Monday to continue their protests about fees as 26 universities across SA braced for a national shutdown. Students, countrywide, demonstrated demanding that those who are in debt be allowed to register and that historical debt be wiped out. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Tailing the students are a police nyala and water cannon.
“At least abekho violent,” says one of the learners as they walk past.
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BUSINESS NEWS - Do you remember when Zozibini Tunzi, the current Miss Universe, said “take up space” in her winning speech? She was encouraging women to make their mark in a world where they’re often asked to be small, even subtly.
This kind of taking up space is crucially important for anyone who is disenfranchised or who wants to authentically make their mark on the world. It means speaking out about important issues, standing up for what’s right and building confidence in environments where your impact and ideas are needed.
But, for many South Africans, the idea of taking up space is two-fold. On one hand, it’s about the ideas I’ve just mentioned. On the other hand, people seem to think this means going to University, getting certified and representing themselves in traditional ways only.