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Students fired up after state digs in amid university fees protests Student protests threaten to derail academic year; government criticised for prioritising SAA BL PREMIUM 16 March 2021 - 05:10 Bekezela Phakathi and Claudi Mailovich
Student protests are set to intensify, potentially disrupting the academic year and closing down universities in a repeat of scenes in the latter stages of the Jacob Zuma administration during which the government capitulated and promised fee-free tuition.
Academic activity, which was already under threat due to the uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns, faces further disruption after the government initially rejected demands to scrap about R10bn owed to 26 institutions.
Sasco promises total shutdown of colleges, varsities Penwell Dlamini and Mpho Koka > By Penwell Dlamini and Mpho Koka - 15 March 2021 - 08:27
Universities are bracing for a huge shutdown of campuses today across the country as students embark on renewed protests over financial exclusions.
Yesterday, the SA Students Congress (Sasco) warned it would block all the gates to campuses at various universities and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges nationwide today.
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Karima Brown stood on the shoulders of giants in journalism
By Opinion
Marlan Padayachee
On Sunday, independent 24-hour news channel eNCA paid a fitting and final farewell to its TV host, Karima Brown, and did a reprise on some of her excellent interviews on her show,
The Fix, that relived the prowess of a brave-hearted commentator until Covid-19 ended her colourful and controversial career last week.
Coronavirus continued its ruthless march at the weekend, taking more high-profile lives of that of top business leader Peter Matlare and Durban’s first black mayor, Sipho Ngwenya, and scores of other victims.
Born Karima Semaar of Muslim faith in Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town, on May 20, in death, Karima Brown shone a light on the country’s controversial and complex media landscape. At 53, she lost her battle to survive coronavirus.