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Yes, victims can bring Gambia’s dictator to justice
Article
/ 20 July 2019

Yes, victims can bring Gambia’s dictator to justice

Gambian President Adama Barrow has said that he will await the report of the country’s truth commission before pursuing Jammeh’s possible extradition

By Reed Brody and Comment Author
Failure to govern geoengineering could destabilise peace and security
Article
/ 12 March 2019

Failure to govern geoengineering could destabilise peace and security

Failure to govern new technologies to combat global warming could aggravate existing threats to international peace and security

By Ban Kimoon and Comment Author
Putting science on the continental agenda
Article
/ 11 December 2015

Putting science on the continental agenda

Speech by Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor at the Science Forum South Africa, CSIR, Pretoria, December 8 2015

By Naledi Pandor and Comment Author
A day to weigh up the continent
Africa
/ 21 May 2015

A day to weigh up the continent

May 25 is Africa Day. It is neither a day for Afropessimists to gloat nor one for Afro-optimists to say the African dream has been achieved.

By Comment Author
Public participation in education under threat
Article
/ 23 January 2015

Public participation in education under threat

Motshekga’s reported plans to make it easier to close schools could jeopardise pupils’ rights.

By Comment Author and Faranaaz Veriava
Best response to a cheating scandal? Completely confuse everybody
Article
/ 9 January 2015

Best response to a cheating scandal? Completely confuse everybody

The conflicting statements about cheating during the 2014 matric exams equals complete national confusion.

By David Macfarlane and Comment Author
Refugee children win right to learn
Article
/ 4 July 2014

Refugee children win right to learn

But debilitating education hurdles remain for many foreign children in legal limbo.

By Comment Author and Faranaaz Veriava
Is Parliament offended by the truth?
Article
/ 4 July 2014

Is Parliament offended by the truth?

Letter from Parliament: EFF MP Andile Mngxitima believes that actually, the struggle against power is the struggle to return meaning to words.

By Comment Author
‘Radical’ change is our collective responsibility
Analysis
/ 26 June 2014

‘Radical’ change is our collective responsibility

Politics aside, South Africans share aspirations for economic growth under legitimate leadership.

By Comment Author
Mazibuko’s tea-tray ‘klap’ is a wake-up call for blacks in denial
Article
/ 12 June 2014

Mazibuko’s tea-tray ‘klap’ is a wake-up call for blacks in denial

Black people who forget they are black suffer, writes Andile Mngxitama.

By Comment Author
Africa is still waiting for the dawn
Analysis
/ 29 May 2014

Africa is still waiting for the dawn

The current assault on freedoms would make the pan-Africanist Robert Sobukwe turn in his grave.

By Comment Author
Vote ‘no’ to the nightmare of Zuma’s ANC
Analysis
/ 1 May 2014

Vote ‘no’ to the nightmare of Zuma’s ANC

SA deserves better than to be ruled by a party that flirts with totalitarianism, writes Barney Pityana.

By Comment Author
Buthelezi: IFP fought for good citizenship
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Buthelezi: IFP fought for good citizenship

The Inkatha Freedom Party prepared a generation of young people to become active participants in a liberated South Africa.

By Comment Author
The state must do textbooks by the book
Article
/ 17 April 2014

The state must do textbooks by the book

Have lessons from the 2012 textbook crisis led to reforms that will ensure it can’t recur?

By Comment Author and Faranaaz Veriava
Our courts are schooling the state
Article
/ 14 March 2014

Our courts are schooling the state

With prompting from civil society, judges are reminding the state of its material obligations to schools and pupils.

By Comment Author and Faranaaz Veriava
Soapbox: How Malema became Mao’lema
Analysis
/ 13 March 2014

Soapbox: How Malema became Mao’lema

A magical moment took place recently. A symbolic reconstitution of 60 000 into a single force in the form of Malema as Mao, writes Andile Mngxitama.

By Comment Author
Schools left in an intolerable infrastructure limbo
Article
/ 21 February 2014

Schools left in an intolerable infrastructure limbo

Priority rescues must be planned for schools where pupils’ safety and health are now at risk.

By Comment Author and Faranaaz Veriava
Elections: It’s time to formulate a new democratic society
Analysis
/ 20 February 2014

Elections: It’s time to formulate a new democratic society

Mass protests and the violent reaction of the state indicate that SA is in a period of possible rearticulation of politics, says Andile Mngxitama.

By Comment Author
Zanzibar: Revolt spiced up island life
Analysis
/ 23 January 2014

Zanzibar: Revolt spiced up island life

We can learn from the Zanzibar uprising, which liberated people and freed the land, writes Andile Mngxitama.

By Comment Author
Progress betrayed by loopholes and double-digit deadlines
Article
/ 20 September 2013

Progress betrayed by loopholes and double-digit deadlines

New infrastructure norms allow far too long to eliminate vast gaps between schools.

By Comment Author and Faranaaz Veriava
Don’t rely on courts: fix the policy
Article
/ 15 August 2013

Don’t rely on courts: fix the policy

Schools are using the ambiguity of current directives to cast out their pregnant pupils.

By Comment Author and Faranaaz Veriava
Arthur Chaskalson 1931-2012: Lifetime devoted to justice
Article
/ 7 December 2012

Arthur Chaskalson 1931-2012: Lifetime devoted to justice

Chaskalson used his brilliant mind for the benefit of South Africa and all its people.

By Comment Author
Righting the wrongs of school costs
Article
/ 30 November 2012

Righting the wrongs of school costs

The funding model for state schools still prevents many from receiving a basic education.

By Comment Author and Faranaaz Veriava
Mngxitama: Time to rethink the root causes of violence
Analysis
/ 29 November 2012

Mngxitama: Time to rethink the root causes of violence

The 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence campaign has become an empty ritual the nation performs to feel good about itself.

By Comment Author
Pregnant girls need protection
Article
/ 26 October 2012

Pregnant girls need protection

The education system does not always respect the rights of female pupils, leading to many dropouts, writes Faranaaz Veriava.

By Comment Author and Faranaaz Veriava
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Article
/ 5 October 2012

Biko biography found wanting

Biographies are notorious for revealing more about their authors than their subjects. Biko: A Biography by Xolela Mangcu falls into this category.

By Comment Author
Cementing the right to publish and be damned
Analysis
/ 5 October 2012

Cementing the right to publish and be damned

A Constitutional Court ruling highlights the vital role of a free press in our developing democracy.

By Comment Author
Rich school, poor school – the great divide persists
Article
/ 28 September 2012

Rich school, poor school – the great divide persists

Urgent steps are needed to address shoddy school infrastructure that leads to below-par results.

By Comment Author and Faranaaz Veriava
No easy solutions
Article
/ 20 September 2012

No easy solutions

It is easy to create a few quick improvements in education — simply test children’s eyesight.

By Graeme Bloch and Comment Author
On the persecution of Andre Brink
Article
/ 19 September 2012

On the persecution of Andre Brink

Almost 20 years into a non-racial society, persecution of intellectuals who are pro-black is a dominating force in society, writes Sandile Memela.

By Comment Author
Steve Biko: A dream not deferred, but defiled
Article
/ 13 September 2012

Steve Biko: A dream not deferred, but defiled

Remembering Steve Biko is increasingly becoming an act of "death by memory", as Gail Smith has observed, writes Andile Mngxitama.

By Comment Author
SADC leaders duplicitous in axing tribunal
Africa
/ 7 September 2012

SADC leaders duplicitous in axing tribunal

So often are the winds of change said to blow through the southern reaches of Africa that the uninformed might think there are always hurricanes here.

By Comment Author
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