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Court orders Nzimande to withdraw Unisa administration notice

The High Court in Pretoria has ordered the minister of Higher Education, Dr Blade Nzimande to withdraw his notice of intention to place the University of South Africa under administration (Unisa). The court interdict comes as the Minister was due to hold a media briefing on Friday morning to announce his final decision on the embattled institution’s fate. This follows reports by an independent assessor which revealed pressing financial and maladministration issues and […]

today7 October 2023

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Unisa issues apology following graduation ceremony disruption by Nehawu members

The University of South Africa (Unisa) apologised to graduates and guests who were inconvenienced by the disruption of the graduation ceremony by protesting members of union National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) on Tuesday. Unisa says management is in conversation with NEHAWU about the issues in dispute, as well as the rules of engagement when employees exercise their right to protest. The university says it will make alternative […]

today16 March 2022

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UNISA finalising registration process for 2021 academic year: Vice-Chancellor

The principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of South Africa (UNISA) Professor Puleng Lenkabula says the institution is finalising its registration process for the 2021 academic year. The process was delayed after Higher Education Minister Blade Ndzimande ordered a decrease in first-year students’ intake and a change in semester arrangements. The High Court in Pretoria recently dismissed and set aside Ndzimande’s decision that would have compelled the university to reduce […]

today22 March 2021

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‘Unisa negotiating in bad faith’: Nehawu

Labour unions say University of South Africa (UNISA) management is playing hide and seek with them. UNISA employees have been on strike since last week demanding a salary increase. They are demanding an 8% wage increase but the university is offering 6.3%. National, Education, Health and Allied Workers Union NEHAWU’s branch secretary at UNISA, Thembani Baloyi says UNISA is negotiating in bad faith. “They have taken a stance that they […]

today7 February 2020

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Unisa staff forfeit bonuses to fund fees for the poor

Unisa management has forfeited its 2016 bonuses and put the R10m into a kitty for fees for deserving poor students, the university said on Wednesday. By its calculations, this will add to its existing contribution to top-up National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding in 2016 for undergraduate and postgraduate students (R74.1m) and the Unisa bursary fund (R11.4m), bringing the total institutional financial aid to R95.6m for the current year. […]

today13 October 2016

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