Academics need to re-enter the public sphere to influence national debates.
Drawing on the distant and recent past is important when debating policy.
The ANC’s ‘second transition’ sparked intense debate among students and academics alike.
The National Scholarly Book Publishers’ Forum, is determined to strengthen links between books and scholarship.
South African university and scholarly presses have rallied together to promote books.
Schools must plan their use of technology well in advance and get buy-in from all those involved.
An education rights charter is an important step in this direction.
Teachers and education officials in the Western Cape are at odds over the performance level of a school that is facing possible closure.
France’s Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has stated that France would back an African lead military intervention in Islamist-held northern Mali.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told Kenya’s leaders that the East African nation has a chance to become a model for other African nations.