Minister given a blue light to ride roughshod over academic rights
The amended education Act echoes what apartheid’s architects had in mind for universities. comments (1)
Dropout rate points to lack of support
Dismal figures for students finishing their courses suggest that our universities have learned little in seven years. comments (18)
Rehumanising the colonialities
Universities in South Africa still support the ‘othering’ promoted by the West’s world-view. comments (0)
We will bite our tongues no more
Language must be one of the pillars of the struggle to ‘decolonise’ the humanities. comments (0)
Symbols trailing tyrannies of the past
The story of an apartheid-era statue suggests one way universities have used artworks to negotiate between troubled histories and uncertain futures. comments (0)
African studies reach out across the pond
A cross-Atlantic programme is bridging schools of thought that are often at odds with one another. comments (0)
Higher education department wants to dispel distrust
The higher education and training department is desperate to root out the distrust its new transformation oversight committee has triggered. comments (5)
Will Habib heal Wits divides?
Wits vice-chancellor designate expresses sympathy with angry staff’s grievances. comments (4)
