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1 month ago | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Takudzwa Pongweni |Ernst Calitz |Estelle Ellis
STUDENT FOOD INSECURITY In South Africa, food insecurity rates among university students range from 11% to 38.3%. With food prices soaring and allowances failing to keep up, thousands of students are missing meals and struggling to study on empty stomachs. In the coming weeks, thousands of university students will walk across a stage, proudly accepting their degrees and diplomas. For many, this achievement will be marred by a struggle with hunger.
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2 months ago | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Ernst Calitz |Takudzwa Pongweni
CAMPUS CLASHES More than 80 students at UCT are living in campus offices without proper facilities, while Wits students continue their hunger strike in protest of being excluded from registration due to historical debt. Both universities face mounting pressure as students demand immediate action to address these crises.
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2 months ago | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Ernst Calitz |Takudzwa Pongweni
CAMPUS DISRUPTIONS The first day of the new academic year at the University of Cape Town started off with students shutting down all campus activities in protest against fee blocks and access to student housing. The University of Cape Town (UCT) is facing escalating unrest as students protest against fee blocks and housing shortages, signalling a turbulent start to the 2025 academic year.
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2 months ago | 
bizcommunity.com | Sandiso Phaliso |Joseph Chirume |Takudzwa Pongweni
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NSFAS blamed for student accommodation challenges. More than a hundred students protested outside the gates of the University of the Western Cape on Monday afternoon. Photo: Sandiso Phaliso. Universities across the country were disrupted by student protests on Monday. Students are struggling to find accommodation as university residences are full and the NSFAS platform for private accommodation is dysfunctional.
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2 months ago | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Takudzwa Pongweni |Kristin Engel
UNIVERSITY ACCOMODATION The ongoing housing crisis at CPUT has sparked protests and growing frustration as the university struggles to meet the demand for accommodation. Frustrations reached a boiling point on Monday, 11 February, as Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) students clashed with police over the university’s ongoing accommodation crisis.
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2 months ago | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Lerato Mutsila |Takudzwa Pongweni
FUTURE EMPLOYMENT As artificial intelligence, automation and climate change reshape global employment, South Africa’s job market is set for dramatic shifts by 2030. While millions of jobs will disappear, new opportunities in green energy, AI and healthcare will emerge. But is South Africa prepared? With skills gaps, education misalignment and rising unemployment, urgent action is needed to reskill workers and adapt higher education for the future.
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2 months ago | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Peter Fabricius |Takudzwa Pongweni
BATTLE OF GOMA Several flights heading north from Waterkloof Air Force Base this weekend suggested the SANDF may be planning to fly the trapped troops out via Lubumbashi or Burundi. South African troops on Sunday remained surrounded by hostile forces in their bases in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and were rapidly running out of supplies, with no clear idea emerging of how Pretoria planned to rescue them.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Estelle Ellis |Takudzwa Pongweni |Sune Payne |Vincent Cruywagen
LEARNING LESSONS The proverb says it takes a village to raise a child, and it couldn’t be more true for the matrics in SA who overcame immense odds. Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube announced this week that the matric Class of 2024 achieved an 87.3% pass rate, surpassing the 82.9% recorded in 2023. Every province improved its performance from the previous year, and each achieved a pass rate above 84%.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Takudzwa Pongweni
LANGUAGE BARRIER A Pretoria mother’s viral TikTok video about her Grade 1 son’s unexpected placement in an Afrikaans-speaking school has sparked an outpouring of support from across South Africa. When Awelani Khoaisi, a mother from Pretoria, posted a TikTok video expressing frustration about her Grade 1 son’s unexpected placement in an Afrikaans-speaking school, she did not anticipate the emotional and social ripple effect that would follow.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Takudzwa Pongweni
EDUCATION REFORM The groups argue that the Bela Act violates previous agreements and disregards critical recommendations by Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube, particularly on language and admissions policies. AfriForum is set to take legal action against the government over the promulgation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Act.
