Aluta Mafu, the new Border Women’s Rugby President, has fixed her sights on tackling the concerning trend of player exodus from the Border Rugby Union in hopes that stemming this tide will entrench Border’s ability to produce Springbok…
By Sino Majangaza The SRC at the University of Fort Hare’s East London campus has vowed that the academic year will not resume until the management has sorted out the accommodation issues. Hundreds of registered students at the campus are…
BY SIPHO MABENA Scores of students in the last-minute rush to secure space at the country’s universities and colleges have been unable to access the higher education and training department’s registration system as a result of technical…
Universities South Africa (USAF) says that all higher learning institutions in the country will allow walk-ins and late applications by prospective students. However‚ queuing in the sun is not the recommended approach. The organisation…
BY ERNEST MABUZA As universities prepare to announce fee increases for 2018‚ a swirl of unrest is engulfing some campuses as students speak out against the proposed increments. On Tuesday a group of students at the University of Cape Town…
BY KATHARINE CHILD University and college students will for the first time be able to access HIV prevention medication called Truvada. This was announced by the Department of Higher Education and Training as part of its HIV and Aids…
BY SUTHENTIRA GOVENDER Not being happy with your study choice and failing schools standards are some of the reasons why South African students have admitted in a new study that they felt unprepared for tertiary education. This revelation…
Black women continue to have to work extra hard for recognition even if they are just as qualified and experienced as their white female colleagues. This was the view of sociology professor at Leeds Beckett University, Shirley Tate, who…
I spent the past week in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. While I was there it was interesting to observe that the interviews for the vice-chancellorship of Makerere University are open to the public. Not only were they open to the…
