The Canadian Mental Health Association reports that one in five Canadians will experience a mental health challenge.

Final day results of the first USSA Track and Field Championship of the year running from 4-6 May in Bloemfontein.

Day 2 results of the first USSA Track and Field Championship of the year running from 4-6 May in Bloemfontein.

Day 1 results of the first USSA Track and Field Championship of the year running from 4-6 May in Bloemfontein.

Tala advises all first-year students to contact tutors and academic advisors to assist them in drawing out study rosters.

NSFAS has capped private accommodation allowance for university students to R45,000 but UP ask for reconsideration.

After several attacks and assassinations on staff of Fort Hare University, police assured that they are implementing heightened interventions

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Blade Nzimande to visit University of Fort Harare amid assassinations and threats

It has been seven years since South Africans began protesting in a bid to “Africanise” learning in the country’s university curricula.

Feeling tired and overwhelmed towards the end of the year is normal. Here’s how you can cope with year-end fatigue and still pass your exams.

Being rejected to do your dream course at your favourite university can be very distressing. Here’s how you can pick yourself up after rejection…

Need your news quickly? Watch daily News in a minute videos from The South African YouTube page for all that you really need to know!

Many universities like to associate themselves with exceptional individuals by awarding them honorary doctorates.

The latest QS World University Rankings have listed UCT as the best university in Africa but its score has dropped in recent years.

Minister Blade Nzimande says the Higher Education, Science and Innovation Department is working on a new funding model.

It’s official: These universities are churning out more dollar-millionaires than any other institutions in South Africa.

The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) has opened a four-star hotel within its Mbombela campus which has many purposes.

Rapper and reality TV star Gigi Lamayne is giving back by paying a student’s admission fees…and suggesting a benefit concert to help others.

Lasizwe Dambuza announced that all students who registered for his R10GoesALongWay campaign will have their registration fees paid.

Would you pay R209 000 in tuition fees alone? A new report is shining a spotlight on the most expensive schools in South Africa for 2022.

The US News & World Report published its 2022 edition which sees six South African Universities ranked among the top 500 in the world.

The City of Johannesburg is calling prospective students for 2022 bursaries. The opportunities are in 29 different study fields.

Graduates of UCT remain among the world’s most employable, according to the 2022 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Graduate Employability Rankings

Get your crew together because Ryerson University is offering a course on two of Canada’s brightest musicians, Drake and The Weeknd!

The country’s university students had the opportunity to rate their institutions, which saw the University of Pretoria take top honours.

The cost of school fees has risen at the lowest rate since 1991 according to the latest data released by Statistics South Africa.

The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation has defended his comments about the ‘soap opera’ like NSFAS student protests.

At last the government is seeking a solution to financial aid that won’t compromise universities’ financial needs like the current NSFAS.

Students who did not get into university can seek assistance about alternative courses and apprenticeships via an online government service.

Following the receipt of a letter of demands from the SA Union of Students ahead of a university shutdown, Minister Blade Nzimande has conceded that wiping student dept is unlikely.

Cabinet agreed to a comprehensive review of the student funding policy.

The virus remains a big presence and returning to campus can be daunting for students. Here are six tips to help you through the process.

The University of Pretoria is offering a new master’s course on insolvency and business rescue that combines modules from business and law.

Students have vented their anger towards both NSFAS and Blade Nzimande, as many learners have been left without access to their December Allowance.

Things are getting heated on our university campuses, as VUT students become the latest group to fight for access to their December Allowance payments.

The updated rankings for universities in South Africa were released earlier this week – here’s how our best-known institutions have fared.

The Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande has called for the perpetrators behind the fire that erupted to be exposed

Universities can now function at full capacity, and the 2020 academic year will be completed at different times for different institutions.

Nzimande also said he is optimistic that the 2021/22 academic year for SA’s universities will begin between 15 March to 15 April 2021.

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Nzimande listed four categories of students which may return to campus under level 2.

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says no Afrikaner University will exclude South Africans on the basis of language or race.

Minister Blade Nzimande has previously said he sees the pandemic as a chance to transform the economy – and he is sticking to his guns with BEE.

With a staggered approach being implemented in terms of welcoming students back to universities, the 2021 year will probably be delayed.

Applications at South African universities are open, even though Grade 12 pupils are yet to write their mid-year school exams.

The incoming vice-chancellor has described his appointment as an honour and said he was committed to be working with his colleagues, fellow academics and students to develop high level skills required to move the country forward

It seems like NSFAS are ready to make a significant decision, after Blade Nzimande revealed that his department plans to wipe R1.96bn of historic student debt.

Officials at UCT have revealed how they plan to reopen the campus and welcome back students – and other SA universities could follow suit.

Helpful numbers and e-mail contacts to access counselling from South African universities during lockdown.

Want value for money from your university experience? Look no further. These institutions – and a select number of courses – usually produce millionaires.

The university said that 30% of its students did not have access to a laptop and many couldn’t afford the data costs of online classes.

The latest confirmation brings the tally of infected UCT staff members to three. All are currently in quarantine.

UKZN have decided to transport students in residences home after the university shut its doors due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The first known case of coronavirus for Stellenbosch University staffer was reported earlier on Thursday – here’s all the information you need to know.

Blade Nzimande announced on Tuesday that all universities and colleges will be closed from Wednesday due to the coronavirus.

University students – mainly from UCT and Limpopo – partied hard on Sunday night after their classes were cancelled by coronavirus. Not a bright idea…

UCT have heeded the call of President Cyril Ramaphosa to facilitate social distancing and have agreed to end the term and send students home.

Univen released a statement on Thursday saying that it has distanced itself from student’s actions in heckling a professor about having coronavirus.

The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) just resumed classes on Tuesday when violent protests flared up again.

The minister says he has received reports that detail how university management teams are profiting from student protests.

CPUT has decided to cease all university operations across all campuses for the safety of its staff and students.

The scene at Unizulu is becoming increasingly volatile as students ramp up their protests over funding.

Usaf say that most universities across the country finally have their noses in the books, but UKZN remains volatile

Management at North West University (NWU) have shut down operations for the day, following a wave of assaults at their Mahikeng base.

Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande held a media briefing focusing on the availability of spaces and opportunities at universities and colleges.

Students and graduates from South African universities have taken to Twitter to share some tips with prospective first-years.

The IEB has released its results for the 2019 matric exams, recording a 98.8% pass rate. Now we wait for the NSC.

North West University Professor Rudi van der Venter was found dead in bizarre circumstances over the weekend, sparking a police investigation.

The students died in three seperate tragedies.

The University was recently closed after strike-action and students were told to vacate the premises.

The student passed away after suffering injuries from being stabbed and his skull cracked open.

Students at the University of Zululand have called on the community and policymakers – and now the Minister of Police – to increase security on campus.

The academic programme has been suspended as students demand video footage of the attack to be released.

A protest against safety has erupted as students are raped, shot and attacked at off-campus residences.

Social media pours out their condolences to the family and continues to question DUT’s security measures.

UCT has established a new scholarship in an attempt to ensure the death of Uyinene Mrwetyana doesn’t just become another statistic.

The vice-chancellors condemned “opportunistic” accusers who tried to settle scores during this trying time.

The NSFAS appears to be turning things around following its entering into administration and has approved financial aid for nearly 450 000 students in 2019.

The EFF Student Command have made their presence felt in the middle of Durban on Monday, as they take to the streets in a “fight for justice”.

Blade Nzimande expects the money should be enough to cover half of all students from low-income homes attending university or college by 2022.

These South African universities – and the courses they offer – are the most likely to make a millionaire out of any given student. So hit those books hard!

The potential of the quantum computer programme far exceeds traditional computing power and will be used in a wide variety of research fields.

The secret weapon in fighting deadly diseases could be just off South African shores. The team from UWC believe this sponge could help develop a cure for cancer.

He’s stayed a bit quiet on the details, but Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed his government will look to build at least one more new university in SA.

Eckhard Binding – a modest chap who chose politeness over confrontation – tells us how he felt after his litter-picking efforts were dashed by EFF supporters.

Higher education has no choice but to work with the pool of talent it receives.

NSFAS received more than 3 200 applications a day over the period from September to December.

The bar has been lowered for our university applicants. This is what matric learners need from their exams to qualify for their courses.

Students at the George NMU campus have been rushed to safety, as the Garden Route fire forces more evacuations across the region.

Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu is disappointed in NSFAS and former chairperson Sizwe Nxasana’s negligence.

Sean Davison shot to infamy when he performed a mercy killing on his mother in 2011. Now, he’s been arrested for Euthanasia once more.

A 19-year-old UniZulu student was stabbed, allegedly by his roommate, at the institution’s KwaDlangezwa campus on Sunday following an argument between the two.

A representative for the University of Limpopo confirmed that the viral video of students ditching their exam is genuine.

Rather than the test being difficult, it’s now being suggested that the University of Limpopo students received the wrong exam paper.

Dr. Sylnita Swartz-Filies and her husband Dr. Gérard Filies made history as the first married couple to receive their PhD degrees together in the same academic year.

Unisa online application registration is quick and simple. If you want to further your studies – or begin them – in 2019, the time to apply is now. Here’s how you do it.

Remember the student who had R14m mistakenly transferred into her account?

You still have time to find a course of study for 2018…

With just a few days left to apply, unis are working overtime to accommodate student demand

Wanting to apply last minute? Or make some 11th hour changes? Here’s what you should know…

The future’s bright…