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Nationwide protests reach NMU campuses By Herald Reporter - 15 March 2021 DEMANDS Students have barricaded the entrance to Nelson Mandela University's North and South campuses. Image: Eugene Coetzee The entrances to Nelson Mandela University's South and North campuses were blocked off by protesting students early on Monday morning. This comes as the SA Union of Students (SAUS) called for all 26 universities across the country to be shut down from Monday. The union is demanding that all students be allowed to register and graduate irrespective of the debt they ...

Sasco, ANC top six agree in principle that universities should not exclude students with debt from registering 14 March 2021 - 15:59 Some universities are allowing students with outstanding debt to register, but others are insisting a portion of it be settled first. This comes in the wake of a call by the powerful South African Students Congress (Sasco) for a shutdown of the country’s 26 universities on Monday. .. This article is free to read if you register or sign in. If you have already registered or subscribed, please sign in to continue.

NMU gears up for new academic year By Herald Reporter - 25 February 2021 BIG OCCASION: Nelson Mandela University is getting ready for the new academic year, which starts on March 15 Image: NELSON MANDELA UNIVERSITY/ FACEBOOK Nelson Mandela University (NMU) is preparing to welcome all its students, including first years, for the 2021 academic year starting in March. After the Covid-19 pandemic forced the temporary closure of education institutions in 2020, the academic year was extended to the end of February. The shift to online learning, together with safet...

Baby bushbuck saved by cyclists on Marine Drive By Guy Rogers - 15 February 2021 An unusual video of a cyclist riding with a buck under one arm has surfaced, revealing a heartwarming story. Mark van Antwerpen, 59, said he was riding in his usual Town Hills cycle training group on Marine Drive on the way from Schoenmakerskop to Summerstrand on Friday morning when they spotted the bushbuck lamb... FREE TO READ | Just register if you’re new, or sign in.

FREE | Attend a public lecture on the life of activist Dennis Brutus New book shines a light on the many talents of this celebrated figure 10 February 2021 Image: Supplied/HeraldLIVE Dennis Brutus distinguished himself in many fields during the first half of his life in SA: he was a teacher, a freelance journalist, a poet, a sports administrator and an anti-apartheid activist. What was the making of this multitalented man? What were the formative influences in his life? And how does a biographer go about trying to identify these critical experiences in the absence of ...