UWC students march against GBV and university’s silence on reported cases
Two cases of sexual assault involving three EFFSC leaders at UWC provoked students to march against gender-based violence on campus.
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Nsfas students endure delayed payments and high bank fees
While students are preparing for year-end exams, Nsfas beneficiaries say their problems have not been addressed.
Hungry Western Cape students march against Nsfas while CEO is put on leave
An investigative report, compiled by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa), found that of the 20 mandatory requirements for financial service providers, the four appointed by Nsfas to disburse funds only met five.
Farmworkers tell of poor working and living conditions
The fact that farmworkers work the land under working and living conditions that have not changed since the Western Cape strike of 2012 should be […]
Land expropriation: identifying who benefits crucial for success
Speaking at a public seminar organised by PLAAS, Professor Ruth Hall from the University of the Western Cape argued that there is no need to change the Constitution to allow for expropriation of land without compensation.
#Police brutality at University campuses across the country
As university students across the country intensify their demand for free education under the banner of #FeesMustFall, their cause has not been peaceful with incidents of violence being widely reported. Those who are sympathetic are getting worried that the violence associated with the students’ protests is sabotaging their legitimate claim which is in line with the Freedom Charter that there shall be free and compulsory education.
Statement of the parents of UWC and CPUT
We are parents of students at the University of the Western Cape and CPUT. We are in support of the Fees Must Fall campaign. We know our children. They are not violent nor hooligans. We strenuously reject, the crude propaganda of University management to cast them in this light. This is nothing short of attempting to criminalise the student struggle so as to avoid negotiating with their legitimate demands and grievances.
Student-worker alliance forces universities to insource
Service workers at South Africa’s universities were outsourced since the late 1990’s after the ANC government adopted its GEAR economic policy. This meant that cleaners, security, transport and catering workers were no longer directly employed by univerities. They were now employed by outsourced companies, losing most of their benefits and earning less than half their wages.
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