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Austerity is not only an economic issue, it’s a feminist issue
Columns
/ 26 October 2024

Austerity is not only an economic issue, it’s a feminist issue

The medium term budget policy statement (MTBPS) on 30 October will lay out spending intentions for the next three years. This is the first chance the government of national unity has to meaningfully display its position on fiscal policy. Despite the government’s denial that we have an austerity budget, the continuous slashes to expenditure (after adjusting […]

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Good teachers are undone by bad politics
Editorial
/ 13 September 2024

Good teachers are undone by bad politics

While political parties bicker over who is to blame, the reality is that millions of pupils in public schools will find themselves crammed into even larger classes, vying for the attention of ill-equipped teachers

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Zerish Zethu Nkosi
2024
/ 28 August 2024

Zerish Zethu Nkosi

Zerish Zethu Nkosi is a professor at Unisa and the executive dean of the college of human sciences, where she is responsible for the strategic leadership of the institute. She is passionate about teaching and learning, and has focused much of her time and energy on mentoring young academics and providing students with support. She […]

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Bokang Rapatsa
2024
/ 28 August 2024

Bokang Rapatsa

Bokang Rapatsa is the founder of Bokang’s Learning Academy and Bokang’s Reading Club. Bokang, who has a qualification in early childhood development, started the organisations in Moletji Makgodu, the Limpopo village where she grew up. She helps children with homework, assignments, projects, reading and writing, and also provides behavioural, social and emotional support. She assists […]

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Mariam Seedat-Khan
2024
/ 28 August 2024

Mariam Seedat-Khan

Clinical sociologist Mariam Seedat-Khan is an academic and author specialising in clinical and applied sociology. Her career is marked by a commitment to advancing knowledge and fostering social change through research and scholarly contributions. One of her most notable works is Women and Covid-19: A Clinical and Applied Sociological Focus on Family, Work and Community, […]

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Adell Grobler
2024
/ 28 August 2024

Adell Grobler

As a teacher at Cape Town High School, Adell Grobler is committed to the development and success of her pupils. With more than 30 years of teaching experience, she is head of the geography department, teaches English and has been an external geography marker for matriculants for 13 years. Adell has also contributed by arranging […]

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