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EFF election manifesto - Fact-checking four big claims on land, wealth, crime and sanitation in South Africa

Politics

EFF election manifesto - Fact-checking four big claims on land, wealth, crime and sanitation in South Africa

By Africa Check

‘Our children’s education is not free’ — Soweto parents battle to pay their kids’ internet costs

South Africa

‘Our children’s education is not free’ — Soweto parents battle to pay their kids’ internet costs

By Tshabalira Lebakeng

NSFAS-funded students may register at universities without paying fees upfront - Nzimande

South Africa

NSFAS-funded students may register at universities without paying fees upfront - Nzimande

By Alinaswe Lusengo

We need to fight for public policies that will end the bad education plaguing our schools

South Africa

We need to fight for public policies that will end the bad education plaguing our schools

By Writing for Justice

Protest, politics, education: students’ ongoing battle for access

South Africa

Protest, politics, education: students’ ongoing battle for access

By Greg Nicolson, Patrick Egwu and Suné Payne

Meet the student fighters on the fiery fees frontlines

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Meet the student fighters on the fiery fees frontlines

By Patrick Egwu, Rebecca Pitt and Victoria O’Regan

Ballooning Wits student debt threatens start of 2021 academic year

South Africa

Ballooning Wits student debt threatens start of 2021 academic year

By Mark Heywood

Breaking with Zumaism

South Africa

Breaking with Zumaism

By Raymond Suttner

#FeesMustFall student activists reflect on their own legacy

South Africa

#FeesMustFall student activists reflect on their own legacy

By Nkateko Mabasa

Analysis: What cost the President’s free tertiary education plan?

South Africa

Analysis: What cost the President’s free tertiary education plan?

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

#ANCdecides2017 Newsflash: President Zuma announces free higher education for poor students

South Africa

#ANCdecides2017 Newsflash: President Zuma announces free higher education for poor students

By Rebecca Davis

Letter to Editor: Towards a free, de-commodified education – reimagining the terms of debate

South Africa

Letter to Editor: Towards a free, de-commodified education – reimagining the terms of debate

By Daily Maverick