Police have used rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse students as their protest at the North West University in Mahikeng turned violent

**Higher Education minister Blade Nzimande has acknowledged that there has been a decline in government funding to universities since 1994.

**The Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal governments are pleased with progress made by the multi-organisational committee dealing with violence at hostel dwellings.

**A 20-year-old woman who allegedly tried to sell her 19-month old baby boy on Gumtree is expected to make her second appearance today in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court today. SUDISHA