After lots of internal strife and court actions it appears that Agang is no longer A.....Gang - their Twitter account was last updated in September 2014, their Facebook page was last updated in April 2015, their agangsa-taskteam.org site is nowhere to be found. This, despite still being registered on a National level with the IEC. One wonders how those 33 687 people who 'liked' Agang SA on Facebook feel now - betrayed? For an indication of just what went wrong and how much debt Agang SA … [Read more...] about Do you remember Agang?
students
Student Body Grows and Grows
Enrolment figures at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) are set to increase in 2016 if initial registration statistics are anything to go by. By Monday 8 February more than 22 000 students - or more than 84% of the 2015 student body - had registered. This represents a 10% increase over the same period last year. With late registration beginning today and continuing until 29 February, and postgraduate registrations still ongoing, the 2015 figure of 26 376 is expected to be … [Read more...] about Student Body Grows and Grows
High School students vow to redo mural covered up in grey paint
High School students vow to redo mural covered up in grey paint: Work has begun to restore a piece of artwork painted on a council wall by students from a Melbourne high school after it was covered up with grey paint, sparking community outrage. Coburg Senior High School students painted the colourful mural on the ... Grey High School - Read more on ABC Online Tatler publishes guide to best state schools – but you'll have to have deep ...: Today's lists features recommendations … [Read more...] about High School students vow to redo mural covered up in grey paint
Hilton Sansom
"From struggle to success" was the theme tackled by panellists (from left) Gugu Nxiweni, Lunga Tshikila and (right) Hilton Sansom, at Thursday's (29 October) end-of-year function for Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's PinnAcle Leadership Programme, where student Bongeka Mbonisweni was also awarded the PinnAcle Leadership Development Trophy. Picture: Leonette Bower. At first glance, Hilton Sansom is your stereotypical "privileged student". The well-spoken, well-dressed 22-year-old … [Read more...] about Hilton Sansom
Counting the cost of Student Protests
Dear Ratepayers, Business and Civil Society, One billion rand from our ratepayers monies disappears annually due to theft, corruption and mismanagement from the NMB Metro and to compensate for this, the following year WE, as ratepayers, are faced with the highly inflated increases from the Metro in order to recover and survive. We have no option to utilise the services of another competitive service provider, WE just have to pay. Over the last week we have seen how students protested not … [Read more...] about Counting the cost of Student Protests
Support the Student Struggle in South Africa
Dear Friends Academic staff at universities in South Africa call on their colleagues at universities and tertiary institutions around the world, members of civil society, and all who have been fortunate enough to enjoy the benefits of higher education, to sign this campaign and stand with South African students in their struggle for a democratised higher education sector. Click here to add your name to our call to make higher education accessible. … [Read more...] about Support the Student Struggle in South Africa
O’Week Fun
Despite the early morning showers first year students welcomed the challenge of day 2 of O'week with big smiles and unconstrained excitement. Day 2 of O'week consisted of O'games and a Pub Lunch which was held at the Old Grey Sports Club on the 28th of January. "O'week known as orientation week is an annual week of events designed for all first year students. The aim is to help students familiarise themselves with the campus and to encourage students to engage and interact with other … [Read more...] about O’Week Fun
Top Grade 11s become varsity students for a day
There were a few new faces in accounting lectures at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University on Tuesday (7 October), as top learners from 11 schools in the Bay shadowed top students for the day. The 23 Grade 11 learners were matched up in pairs or individually with 15 first and second-year accounting students - most of them recipients of the university's prestigious Vice Chancellor's Scholarship - in the School of Accounting's first "Student for a day" initiative. They attended lectures … [Read more...] about Top Grade 11s become varsity students for a day
Lending their sight for some fun
Smiles, fun, laughter, story telling mixed with uncontained excitement filled the atmosphere at the 2014 Blind Fun Run on Saturday the 16th of August. Blind and partially sighted individuals from the Nkosinathi Foundation met up with their team mates from Varsity College at Pollock beach to participate in the Continental 5km Fun Run/Walk hosted by Body Concept Road Warriors. "This event has become a much loved event among the students on campus and is seen as an extraordinary experience … [Read more...] about Lending their sight for some fun
NSFAS outstanding fee payments contribute to student protests
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it is in discussions with the Department of Higher Education and Training to make additional funding available urgently to help the scheme support students who still have outstanding fees. According to university policy, students cannot register in the new year until their debt has been settled. As a result, many students with outstanding accounts have been barred from registering in 2014. This has led to protests at 10 universities … [Read more...] about NSFAS outstanding fee payments contribute to student protests
Student Springboks to tighten defence for Namibia test
Having lost to the EP Kings on Tuesday, a green South African Students side will be hoping for a better defensive effort when they take on Namibia in a one-off international rugby test in Windhoek on Saturday. Led by the University of Johannesburg's Justin Wheeler, the newly assembled SA squad went down 36-19 in their warm-up match in Port Elizabeth. "We put up a solid attacking performance and just need to work a bit more on our defence," said Wheeler. "They led 14-12 at half-time and … [Read more...] about Student Springboks to tighten defence for Namibia test
Students Team to meet EP Kings and Namibia
The South African Students team to take on the EP Kings in Port Elizabeth and Namibia in Windhoek has been named. They will play a friendly against the Eastern Province Kings on 19 June before taking on Namibia in an international fixture on 23 June 2012. The squad will assemble in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, 16 June 2012. No players from the Varsity Cup winning University of Pretoria's Tukkies team has been considered, due to a match between Tuks and College Rovers (called the Champions' … [Read more...] about Students Team to meet EP Kings and Namibia
