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NSFAS has been placed under administration amid governance and audit failures, with professor Hlengani Mathebula appointed to stabilise student funding operations .
HIGHER EDUCATION

What a functioning NSFAS could mean for South Africa

Dr. Randall Carolissen, former NSFAS Administrator, shares his insights on the institution's past failures, hard-won successes, and the critical reforms still required to ensure…

  • Randall Carolissen
10 min read
New generation: The Fees Must Fall movement elevated demands for accessible, free higher education to the centre of national discourse.
YOUTH ACTIVISM

Frantz Fanon: Every generation must discover its mission or betray it

From the political stagnation of 1944 to the economic exclusion of today, every generation of young South Africans has faced unique challenges. This article explores their…

  • Cornelius Monama
8 min read
Maladministration: It is a sad indictment of the brave efforts of the 1976 cohort of students that in 2026, those who come after them have to cross rivers to get to school.
SOWETO UPRISING

The unfinished business of freedom

Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka reflects on the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising, connecting the struggles of 1976 to contemporary challenges in South Africa, including…

  • Kholeka Gcaleka
9 min read