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Updated Christelle du Toit Share this: The mission middle, or missing link, are not poor enough to qualify for NSFAS funding, and also not affluent enough to pay for university education themselves. With the so-called "missing middle" being placed in the spotlight by the nationwide student protests over financial inclusion in tertiary education, political analyst Levy Ndou asks which sector of society government is prioritising.  This week student protests at Wits turned deadly, and have now...

Vice-chancellor professor Zeblon Vilakazi reflects to recent protests at the university over registrations.

Wits students are protesting against financial exclusion.

This as students across the country are up in arms over financial exclusions to education.

The 35-year-old man was shot and killed on Wednesday when police fired rubber bullets at a group of students.

The father of three from Kempton Park died in Braamfontein during student protests against financial exclusion.

The higher education minister ruffled feathers on social media on Wednesday after accusing the former president of “causing problems” for NSFAS with his announcement of free higher education in 2017.

‘Our sacrifices were in vain’ - Mcebo Dlamini slams ANC, Malema amid student protests Updated Jacaranda FM Share this: Former student leader and Fees Must Fall activist Mcebo Dlamini says he’s hurt by the scenes that unfolded at Wits University on Wednesday.  The ongoing student protests at the university escalated to the point where a 35-year-old man was allegedly shot by police in Braamfontein.       While tyres were burning and rocks blockaded the busy Braamfontein street, law...

Police watchdog, IPID, says a 35-year-old bystander who died during an ongoing protest by Wits students was husband and father, Mthokozisi Edwin Ntumba.

Students picket at Cape Central Police Station in solidarity with Wits students The protesters who wore black said that this was a sad day for students. A small group of students picketed in front of the Cape Town Central Police Station on 11 March 2021 in solidarity with the protesting Wits University students. Picture: Graig-Lee Smith/Eyewitness News CAPE TOWN - A small group of students picketed in front ...