Judge bars lawyers from collecting fees for “vexatious” land claim case: For years, law firm Sinama and Associates pursued a land claim with “no shred of evidence”, ending in a loss for the claimants Source: GroundUp News. Dysfunctional Compensation Fund leaves medical professionals “out of pocket”: “Doctors can’t give you a service without payment” Source: GroundUp News. Race to clear foster care backlog before November: Department of Social Development’s backlog still huge as new … [Read more...] about Judge bars lawyers from collecting fees for “vexatious” land claim case – News from GroundUp
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Uitenhage News: Unpaid Nsfas fees lead to lockdown
Unpaid Nsfas fees lead to lockdown: In total, eight campuses in Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Makhanda have been affected. The shutdown started at Heath Park in Port Elizabeth. Last Wednesday, students blocked campus gates in ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. … [Read more...] about Uitenhage News: Unpaid Nsfas fees lead to lockdown
Grahamstown in the news: Lawyers must pay back large fees to disabled man
Lawyers must pay back large fees to disabled man: Nonxuba and KwaZulu-Natal Advocate Ian Dutton may find themselves having to pay back a substantial amount of money to their client, paraplegic Mabuti Mathimba, after the Grahamstown High Court set asi... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. Taxi strike causes major disruptions on Eastern Cape roads: In Cofimvaba roads were blocked at Ngcobo near Nyanaga. In Grahamstown taxis blockaded and burnt tyres along the N2 at Peddie preventing motorists … [Read more...] about Grahamstown in the news: Lawyers must pay back large fees to disabled man
Mthatha news: We have been in a financial crisis since Fees Must Fall protests – Walter Sisulu University
We have been in a financial crisis since Fees Must Fall protests - Walter Sisulu University: The university closed some of its campuses indefinitely after violent students protests last week. Its campuses at Butterworth, Buffalo City and Mthatha remain closed. Students are protesting over the quality and number of residences available to them ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Cops killed in Ngcobo praised for loyal duty: SAPS national and provincial top brass over the weekend paid their … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: We have been in a financial crisis since Fees Must Fall protests – Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha news: We have been in a financial crisis since Fees Must Fall protests – Walter Sisulu University
We have been in a financial crisis since Fees Must Fall protests - Walter Sisulu University: The university closed some of its campuses indefinitely after violent students protests last week. Its campuses at Butterworth, Buffalo City and Mthatha remain closed. Students are protesting over the quality and number of residences available to them ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Cops killed in Ngcobo praised for loyal duty: SAPS national and provincial top brass over the weekend paid their … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: We have been in a financial crisis since Fees Must Fall protests – Walter Sisulu University
Universities announce an inflation-linked adjustment to 2018 tuition-related income fees
Universities announce an inflation-linked adjustment to 2018 tuition-related income fees: This statement was released on 14 December 2017 by Universities South Africa (USaf) Source: News Latest News. Double PhD for Infrastructure Projects: Nelson Mandela University’s Infrastructure Projects director Greg Ducie and project manager Gerrit Smit received their PhD in Business Management on 14 December, both with Business Management’s Prof Miemie Struwig as supervisor. Incoming … [Read more...] about Universities announce an inflation-linked adjustment to 2018 tuition-related income fees
Grahamstown in the news: NMMU welcomes withdrawal of court action by Fees Must Fall Movement
NMMU welcomes withdrawal of court action by Fees Must Fall Movement: "The University received notice from the Fees Must Fall students’ attorneys this afternoon that they would be withdrawing the application from the Grahamstown High Court and will be paying all the University’s costs." "This after they were presented ... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. Carl ecstatic about Asian tour: The tour seals his international experiences this year before he opens another chapter of foreign tours … [Read more...] about Grahamstown in the news: NMMU welcomes withdrawal of court action by Fees Must Fall Movement
NMMU welcomes withdrawal of Fees Must Fall movement interdict attempt
NMMU welcomes withdrawal of Fees Must Fall movement interdict attempt: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) welcomes the decision by a section of the Fees Must Fall movement and its fellow applicants to withdraw its application for a court interdict against the University’s academic completion plan. Source: NMMU News Latest News. … [Read more...] about NMMU welcomes withdrawal of Fees Must Fall movement interdict attempt
Fees Must Fall – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Fees Must Fall: (c) 2016 Ed C. Lunnon #Ill 10 years 1 month After 4 weeks, our children are trying to get back to their university classes. By any and all means possible, they are being intimidated not to do so. Our children are having to pay for the policies of their grandparents – the so-called “sins of the fathers”. Their only crime is that they are at the right place at the wrong time. They have been taken hostage … [Read more...] about Fees Must Fall – Featured Blog
NMMU stance on present fees issues
NMMU stance on present fees issues: NELSON Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) supports the call to widen access to higher education for academically deserving poor and “missing middle” students. No such students should be denied the opportunity of pursuing tertiary studies as a result of socio-economic circumstances. Source: NMMU News Latest News. … [Read more...] about NMMU stance on present fees issues
NMMU RESPONSE TO MINISTER BLADE NZIMANDE’S RECOMMENDATION ON 2017 FEES
NMMU RESPONSE TO MINISTER BLADE NZIMANDE’S RECOMMENDATION ON 2017 FEES: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) welcomes Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande’s announcement today, which essentially gives universities direction in dealing with the university fee issue going forward. Source: NMMU News Latest News. … [Read more...] about NMMU RESPONSE TO MINISTER BLADE NZIMANDE’S RECOMMENDATION ON 2017 FEES
NMMU presents to national fees commission
NMMU presents to national fees commission: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) made its submission to the Commission of Inquiry into Higher Education and Training (the Fees Commission), highlighting a need for a national university funding review, adequate financial support for the so-called “missing middle” and improved management of student loans to help the national financial aid scheme meet the funding needs of poorer, academically deserving students. Source: NMMU … [Read more...] about NMMU presents to national fees commission
Mthatha news: South Africa: Walter Sisulu Students Clash With Police During Fees Protest
South Africa: Walter Sisulu Students Clash With Police During Fees Protest: Hundreds of Walter Sisulu University students from the institution's largest campus, Nelson Mandela Drive (NMD) in Mthatha, blocked the N2 yesterday. Some threw stones at passing cars. The students were demanding answers to concerns they have about their ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Pumla Silinga facing prison term: Police managed to trace her only in April this year, when it was discovered she had been acting … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: South Africa: Walter Sisulu Students Clash With Police During Fees Protest
Short History of the #FeesMustFall protest action
The Fees Must Fall Protests began in Johannesburg on Wednesday 14 October when the Wits student SRC organised a mass protest over a proposed 10.5 percent increase in fees. Students blockaded the entrance to the university campus in Braamfontein and all classes were cancelled. The upfront registration fee – or first tuition payment as it's also referred – at Wits is R9 900, which is far less than what students are expected to pay when they register at UCT or Rhodes University in … [Read more...] about Short History of the #FeesMustFall protest action


