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UJ Students Facing Issues With Registration And Financial Exclusion

UJ Students Facing Issues With Registration And Financial Exclusion

UJ is one of the latest tertiary institutions to come into the spotlight regarding student complaints. Student protests erupted during the second week of February 2023 when most institutions reopened for the academic year. Students at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have expressed their dissatisfaction with the battle to successfully register for the academic year. … Read more

UCT’s Petrus de Vries Bags Two Global Mental Health Awards

UCT’s Petrus de Vries bags two global mental health awards

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Professor Petrus de Vries has received two prestigious international awards for his relentless research and capacity-building efforts in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health. Professor de Vries is the head of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in UCT’s Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health in the … Read more

Post Office was penalised For Failing Sassa Clients

Post Office was penalised For Failing Sassa Clients

The South African Post Office had its contract ended in the past year, after being used to pay out social grants. Not only was the contract ended, but the post office now has to face the consequences of failing to deliver services. A contractual agreement between the agency that administers social grants and the South … Read more

UKZN Extends 2023 Registration Period

UKZN Extends 2023 Registration Period

Students hoping to enrol in an academic programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal have a small window of opportunity to secure their place at the institution, this possible as the university announced an extension to their 2023 registration period. The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has announced an extension to its 2023 registration period. This comes … Read more