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NSFAS under administration, but students say the crisis is already here

Higher Education and Training Minister, Buti Manamela at a press briefing about NSFAS being placed under administration.

More than a week after the government placed the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) under administration, students at...

Maties rowing make podium at USSA Rowing Sprints

Maties rowers at April 2026 USSA Sprints Regatta, placing third overall.

Maties rowing secured third place overall at the April 2026 University Sports South Africa (USSA) Rowing Sprints Regatta, claiming...

Human Rights Day: Stellenbosch University students make a difference at the Legacy Centre

As South Africa marks Human Rights Day on 21 March, students from Stellenbosch University (SU) are playing a part...

First SRC plenary meeting in 2 years: were 2 hours enough?

Students attending plenary meeting on 4 March

The Stellenbosch University Student Parliament recently convened for its first plenary sitting of the term. This sitting on 4 March, followed nearly two years without a meeting. Opinions differed on the sitting’s productivity and whether the allocated time was sufficient.

Protest moves ahead after SRC pulls out of planned demonstration

Weeks of frustration over fee blocks and student housing led to a two-day protest at Stellenbosch University (SU), organised...

SRC discussion board sparks mixed reactions

Frustrations and complains of the Stellenbosch University Students written on the board, that was put up by the SRC on the Rooinplein.

A board on the Rooiplein, erected by the Student Representative Council (SRC) for students to share “how the system...

SU sees highest SRC voter turnout in 14 years

The Stellenbosch University (SU) Student Electoral Commission (SEC) recently announced the newly elected members of the Student Representative Council...