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Author’s views on student activism are sloppy and ignorant
In its apparent nothingness, Zadie Smith’s essay on student activism tells us about how genocide can be rationalised, writes Steve Salaita
Bottled water in US found to contain miniscule pieces of plastic
Nanoplastics are the ‘spawn of microplastics that have broken down even further’, researchers said
Q&A Sessions: ‘I should have fought harder for SA vaccine’ — Salim Abdool Karim
Professor Salim Abdool Karim talks to Nicolene de Wee about his responsibility as head of the ministerial advisory committee tasked with guiding the government’s response to the…
Partners aim to build a new society
Nelson Mandela University and the Nelson Mandela Foundation are collaborating to realise Madiba’s dream of building a new society
#Fees2017: Open letter to the South African ambassador to the United States
The letter to ambassador Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu was written in a bid to apply pressure on the South African government to listen to students.
Students in New York rise up in solidarity with #FeesMustFall
Students and workers will march to the South African consulate to hand over a letter of demands to the South African ambassador to the US.
Towards schooling that transforms
The education we offer many learners is not providing an escape from poverty.
Using cellphone technology to fight hunger
SMS technology is now being used by health workers in Africa to monitor nutrition levels in their communities.
As quake draws focus, China keeps Tibet under thumb
Last month’s earthquake diverted world attention from China’s troubles in Tibet, but protests and arrests have continued in the region and the leadership has been girding for…
151 000 civilians killed since Iraq invasion
An estimated 151 000 Iraqi civilians have been killed in the violence that has engulfed the country from the time of the United States-led invasion until June 2006, according to…
Tutu urges US to be more open in discussions with Iran
Nobel Peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu said on Monday that the United States government must be more open to discussions with Iran if it wants peace between the nations.…
Ahmadinejad spars with academics in NY
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with an United States university president who called him a ”petty and cruel dictator” at a forum on Monday where Ahmadinejad…
Ahmadinejad denies rush to war with US
Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said on Sunday there was ”no war in the offing” between his country and the United States. He told the CBS programme 60 Minutes: ”It’s…