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Magashule: SA economy is in the hands of the minority and unfortunately, they are white – White monopoly still exists

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ANC secretary general, Ace Magashule breathed new life into the party’s controversial debate on the concept of white monopoly capital when he said on Wednesday night that the economy was still in the hands of white people. He goes further by saying that if white monopolistic capital was redefined as monopolistic capital, students would have fought less aggressively against it.

Ace made the odd remarks at an event at the University of Witwatersrand, where he addressed students with the theme of building a foundation in the current political system. He says white monopoly capital exists and it is a reality that will not disappear. He again used the ANC rhetoric of the students who can now study after the freedom movements made it possible. He also took the opportunity to say that the EFF has no right to claim the concept of economic freedom since the ANC started it years ago as a pursuit.

According to Magashule, the economy is in the hands of the white minority and
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Anarchy on the rise in SA – Students burn down Satellite police station – and what does the ANC regime do about it, absolutely nothing

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The anarchy of students continues unabated after a satellite police station was set on fire near the Richards Bay campus.

Lectures are suspended and there is no indication when lectures will resume. Meanwhile, students are demanding enhanced security and security measures at the campus.

Informed sources claim that unrest on campuses is now artificially fueled by students who do not do their studies and end up trying to postpone exams, and in some cases even get postponed.

 
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Afrikaner Barbarism the order of the day at DUT – 9 students set fire to security officer – Student grievances degenerate into lawlessness

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Rebellious students from Durban University of Technology wreaks havoc at the Steve Biko campus during a violent demonstration. They insist that the current security company be replaced. Lectures are currently suspended and nearly 34,000 students are unable to attend lectures. During the riot, 9 students were arrested after gasoline was thrown over a security guard and he was set on fire.

During the riot, two waiting rooms and the interview room were destroyed, and the 27-year-old security officer sustained serious injuries. The latter was rescued after a close escape when his colleagues saw the attack and he was rushed to hospital. Nine students between 20 and 30 years were arrested. The provincial commissioner of police strongly condemned the incident, saying that the involved students is charged with attempted murder, malicious damage to property and public violence.

It is worrying how students can justify their grievances through lawlessness and assault. Most tert
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Angry students disrupt lectures and blockaded the main entrance to the Westville campus by burning furniture and debris over registrations

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The student representatives council (SCR) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is expected to meet the institution’s vice-chancellor on Friday.

This follows disruptions at the university’s Westville campus on Wednesday. Angry students disrupted lectures and blockaded the main entrance to the university by burning furniture and debris.

The executive director for corporate relations at UKZN, Ashton Bodrick, confirmed that the university remained open and that academic programmes would continue as scheduled, despite further protests by students on Thursday.

“Some students on the Westville campus continued with their protest action this morning. We have received reports that some lectures were disrupted. The executive management committee (EMC) has given due consideration to the matters raised by the students and is engaging the SRC leadership on a way forward.”

UKZN SRC president Sanele Hlongwa told TimesLIVE th
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Culture of protest and destruction established by ANC regime spills over to tertiary institutions

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Dissatisfied students of the University of SA (Unisa) started a strike at the Sunnyside and Natal campuses but have now expanded to almost all campuses across the country.

According to the students, their concern will be that the University remains “closed” until their grievances have been addressed. Unisa is currently handling a third of the country’s after-school students because of their distance learning model.

Results of the first semester were only published last Friday and according to the students there are irregularities with the results. They now demand that students be provided with their exam papers to check if there were any problems with marking the papers.

The culture of protest and destruction has been established by the ANC, spills over  to tertiary institutions.

 

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TUT’s nine campuses across the country are still closed due to violent protests by black disadvantaged students who apparently cannot study on empty stomachs

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Academic programs were discontinued at all Tshwane University of Technology campuses and students were ordered to vacate residences.

Residence property has been damaged in the past and recovery costs have not yet been calculated.

Fears exist for student and staff safety. According to TUT’s Willa de Ruyter, the situation at campuses is unpredictable and flammable. The Young Communist League considers the decision of TUT to be a confirmation that challenges and demands of previously historic black disadvantaged students are being overlooked.

Students insist that the National Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) provides their grants for food, especially for those students who do not live on campus, while also insisting on more accommodation.

The police used shock grenades on Monday to dismiss the students who moved to the office of Higher Education Minister Naledi Pandor in Pretoria.

Lucky Nkambule, head of the Student Council at the T
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What a check! These kids want everything on a silver platter for free – UKZN students burn mattresses in protest over ‘uncomfortable’ beds – African mentalism is destroying our country

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Fed up with the poor condition of their beds, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) education students have resorted to setting them on fire.

Students at a university residence in Hospital Road, near Durban’s South Beach, burnt the metal frames of their beds on Sunday night to voice their dissatisfaction.

On Monday morning, burning mattresses were seen being flung out of windows at the residence, occupied by education students from the UKZN’s Edgewood campus. The protest resulted in lectures at the campus being cancelled.

Student representative council (SRC) president Sanele Hlongwa told TimesLIVE that they set their beds alight because they could no longer sleep on them.

“For ages now, students have been asking that their beds be changed. The building at Hospital Road is a university-owned building. The university has changed the beds at residences on campus. The same must be applied to off-campus residences,” said Hlong
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NSFAS-grants stand risk to be abused by students after it came public that allowances will now be paid directly into students accounts instead of using third parties

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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will pay allowances directly to students instead of using third parties.

The scheme confirmed that it would do away with the voucher system, known as “Sbux” administered by third parties, a move welcomed by the SA Union of Students (SAUS).

NSFAS spokesperson Kagisho Mamabolo said the scheme would disburse funds only in cash to students and universities and TVET colleges, through approved financial institutions.

“NSFAS wants to eradicate the voucher system that compromises choices for our students and limits their financial planning,” Mamabolo said, adding that the planned method would also eliminate payments through SMS and cellphone mechanism which were open to fraud and abuse.

NSFAS came under pressure from the Minister of Higher Education and Training Naledi Pandor, last year after the government’s university and college students funding model grappled with disbursing of money
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Tuks phasing out Afrikaans as medium of instruction and will from now only use English as the primary language of communication and administration

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The University of Pretoria is to phase out Afrikaans as the official medium of instruction at all its campuses and residences.

The university will from now only use English as the primary language of communication and administration.

University spokesperson Rikus Delport said the policy was adopted in 2016 by the university’s council and Senate after “extensive consultation process and recommendations from all interested parties”.

“The change in policy is aimed at facilitating social cohesion, and the university will continue to embrace and encourage multilingualism to foster unity and provide equal opportunities to speakers of all South African languages,” he said.

The consultation process included a language work stream that was formed as part of the transformation lekgotla and the independent transformation panel that focused on submissions from external stakeholders.

Delport said the decision from the various interest
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Unisa closes its doors after negotiations between the radical National Student Representative Council (NSRC) and the university authorities fail

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Negotiations between the radical National Student Representative Council (NSRC) and the university authorities culminated in a dead-end and decided to close its doors temporarily.

The closure is applicable to all Unisa’s campuses across South Africa, as the government is unwavering that it cannot accommodate larger numbers of students.

The University of South Africa (Unisa) can take 380,000 students and can accept about 54,000 new students annually, but cannot meet the radical group’s claim to accommodate all applicants.

Unisa is considering accepting an additional 10,000 students, but will first have to evaluate its implications.

Experts point out that the possibility is growing that the universities of the country, one after the other, will have to close their doors permanently if the impractical claims continue.

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