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Wits students won't heed SAUS call to suspend protest over free higher education This is in contradiction to a decision taken by the union to suspend all protests, following a meeting with Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande earlier this week. FILE: A small group of protesting students blocked roads with stones and rubble in Braamfontein near Wits University as part of the National Shutdown over student finances on 15 March 2021. Picture: Mia Lindeque/Eyewitness News 13 days ago The students, together...
Police officers accused of Mthokozisi Ntumba murder to remain behind bars Updated Sinethemba Madolo Share this: The video footage of the killing of Mthokozisi Ntumba will form the basis of the state’s case, the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court heard on Wednesday. Supplied The four police officers accused of killing the 35-year-old man appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday. The suspects are charged with murder, three counts of attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice. The state told the court that, since the matter is a schedule five offence, the onus would ...
Nzimande: Securing extra NSFAS funding ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ Updated Neo Motloung Share this: Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande has warned that securing extra funding to erase the shortfall at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme's (NSFAS) will rob the poor of services. twitter.com/GovernmentZA The minister briefed the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology in Parliament amid the ongoing protests by students on Wednesday morning. This while the shortfall at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges amount is j...
Ntumba was a devoted family man, say colleagues at memorial service The married father of three worked as a town planner at the Tshwane Metro Human Settlements Department. Mthokozisi Ntumba was shot and killed during student protests on Wednesday, 10 March 2021. Picture: Facebook. PRETORIA - Mthokozisi Ntumba's colleagues described him as a devoted family man. The Tshwane Metro Human Settlements group paid tribute to Ntumba at a memorial service on Wednesday. The married father of three worked as a town pl...