What a new university in Africa is doing to decolonise social sciences
It's important to shift educational discourse in and around Africa in a more equitable, representative direction.
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The state of South African journalism: There’s good news and there’s bad news
The growth of new, vibrant, independent media sites and projects in South Africa have challenged conceptions of what a newsroom is. On limited budgets, some even fare better than mainstream media.
Why every generation of students must find, fulfil or betray its mission
Generational rebellion is an enduring feature of all societies. Indeed, it is the dynamic through which societies renew themselves and move forward.
Rest in power, Miriam Tlali: author, enemy of apartheid and feminist
Author Miriam Tlali was an intersectional feminist long before this term was coined or its politics made fashionable in South Africa by student movements.
South African universities: common problems but no common solutions
It's easy to understand why the government treats each student demand as distinct. But these are complex issues and they are intertwined.
South Africa has work to do to make government more accountable
South Africa's end of term report at the helm of the Open Government Partnership shows that it failed to meet key targets it set for itself. But it also shows improvements in some areas.
South African universities won’t change unless mindsets start to shift
The push for decolonisation could ironically end up trapping universities in a colonised curriculum.
To survive, South Africa’s universities must learn to engage with chaos
2017 promises to be another tough year as South African universities head into the uncertain terrain of further addressing and healing the divisions that have been exposed.
Can South Africans be friends across ‘racial’ boundaries? Yes and no.
Young black South Africans have been raised to believe that friendship across the races is an indicator of progress. Now, a generation into democracy, they are questioning this.
Why South Africa can’t deliver on the social contract set out in its constitution
South Africa's problem is that its constitution is a perfect brochure of the nation it aspires to be. But the contractors entrusted with its future have an entirely different project in mind.
#FeesMustFall: the poster child for new forms of struggle in South Africa?
The leaderlessness of South Africa's #FeesMustFall student movement has ultimately fed into divisions within the grouping.
Young scientists seek solutions to South Africa’s higher education crisis
South Africa must address the root factors contributing to nationwide protests in the higher education sector or face dire consequences
South African students have much to teach those who ignore injustice
Social justice is not just a phrase for protesting students. Instead it is something that defines them.
Why the notion of free higher education in South Africa is misplaced
Some students argue wrongly that the ANC has betrayed the promise of free higher education made in the Freedom Charter. The governing party's populism is also to blame for the confusion.
South Africa’s #feesmustfall protests: some inconvenient truths
Demands being made by protesting students in South Africa purport to support the poor. But the most marginalised young people in the country will not benefit from free higher education.
Slow growth and shrinking revenues limit South Africa’s finance minister
South Africa's finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, had to battle poor growth and falling revenue in preparing the 2016 medium term budget. How did he do?
South African university crisis needs a change of policy, not just more money
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan announced that government expenditure on higher education and specifically universities will be the fastest growing expenditure items on the budget.
South Africa’s finance minister juggles both the books and the politics
South African finance minister Pravin Gordhan's medium-term budget speech was a lot about balancing the politics of a divided ruling ANC.
Finance minister plugs some gaps, but South African economy is still precarious
South Africa's 2016 medium term budget was awaited with bated breath amid rising political tensions, increasingly violent student protests and the threat of a credit downgrade.
Breaking the university impasse: time to put plans and research into action
There has been a great deal of research, planning and talking to come up with solutions to South Africa's higher education funding crisis. Some of these plans must now be put into action.
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