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Lukhona Mnguni
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Online learning in lockdown is far from ideal
Varsities are determined to complete the first semester even if it hinders some students
The PhD quality debate has racist tones
More students are enrolling in doctoral studies, but gatekeepers are questioning their worthiness
Declare war on the subjugation of women
Men must foster a new humanity and women must go into combat mode
Let’s cultivate laws for a cannabis industry centred on uplifting the rural poor
Progressive thinking will help us realise the many opportunities opened up by the legalisation of the drug for private use
Our universities must stop being sites of women abuse
‘Clearly our universities are no welcoming safe spaces for women,’ writes Lukhona Mnguni
Did UCT kill Bongani Mayosi?
The moment I heard of Mayosi’s death, I wondered if academia in South Africa has become a deathtrap for trailblazing black academics, says the writer
DA internal debate lays bare the fallacy behind its diversity claims
A plurality of ideas is more important than targets for race and gender, some members maintain – but this does not tally with the need for redress
Private interests bedevil ANC’s ‘new dawn’
Social justice must be Cyril Ramaphosa’s focus, resisting the corrupting influence of big business