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Workers Revolutionary Party Wits University students at a rally – because of debt many will be unable to continue their studies STUDENTS at Wits University in South Africa are embarking on a strike, warning that returning students may be unable to continue with their studies this academic year, because of student debt. Wits, UKZN, UFS and other institutions too intend to disallow students with historical debt to register, citing financial strains on their costs of operation if they do not recover this money from students who owe it. Meanwhile, University of South Africa (UNI...

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) has previously approached Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to intervene after Eskom launched an investigation against its general manager of special projects, Mark Chettiar. Chettiar reported instances of corruption at Eskom to Corruption Watch and he has allegedly been victimised within the company. Zwelinzima Vavi, the general secretary of Saftu, said Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer had pressed for the payment of R42m to ...