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Pedro Mzileni
Dr Pedro Mzileni is a sociology lecturer at the University of the Free State. He writes in his personal capacity
Lower the flag for struggle photojournalist and intellectual Mbulelo Linda
Linda used his pen and camera to expose the unspeakable crimes of the apartheid regime and continued to fight for equality after democracy
Social media the battlefield for SA’s political parties in this elections
Even social media during the 2019 elections did not have as big a presence as it has in the 2024 elections
Buhlungu’s mission is to fix Fort Hare but it comes at a high cost
The vice-chancellor faced danger in his bid to turn around a university overwhelmed by crime and with teaching, research and human resources in shambles.
How Covid-19 will affect students
Universities and vocational colleges have the responsibility of protecting graduates’ futures
We must fight for Fort Hare’s unique project
Political calls for the vice-chancellor to resign misunderstand the mandate of a university
Sasco must introspect to succeed
The student organisation must be involved in the transformation of education and the country
Market affects students’ lives
The state should intervene and rezone suburbs to lower property prices and rent
Place of learning is a female fear factory
Unless the middle management at Nelson Mandela University changes, poor, black women students will remain threatened
Blackness in a white world
Whiteness has spread its colour through knowledge production, teaching and learning
Cultural barriers must fall
The exclusionary obstacles that international students face affect their academic performance.
Name change is a game-changer
The Port Elizabeth university is no longer named after a metro but a man — Mandela