This is made evident by corruption at universities, assassination attempts, the failure of the students funding scheme, and the Mpati report on governance quality and racial concerns at the University of Cape Town
Those in power have learnt very little from the past and will continue to cling to the capricious hope that somehow the problem will go away
Their demands and the reactions they solicit no longer match those of 2015’s #FeesMustFall – students need an actionable plan, funds, accommodation
Three high-ranking police accused of using protesting students to defraud crime intelligence have finally been taken off the job
The three senior officers used the need to spy on students to allegedly defraud the state
Spyware used to monitor students’ social media ballooned from R7.7-million to R54.2-million as dodgy deals surfaced following the arrest of senior police officers
Student debt is growing quickly and, if something doesn’t change, it could jeopardise the country’s already struggling economy
Student debt does not only affect the student and the university but has far-reaching consequences for all of us and the economy
From the early frontier wars against colonialism to the struggle against apartheid and in recent times the fight for economic equality, the culture of activism has evolved. But can it still be effective in bringing about change?
bell hooks’ intentional accessibility shows how feminist theory can be used against patriarchy
The #Black Lives Matter, #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall movements show that democracy cannot happen without decolonisation
Using assumptions and faulty tools leads to racist conclusions about why so few black students are taking up biological sciences
The vice-chancellor announced he will be heading to SOAS next year
Young people want better representation in the corridors of power, a decent education and an economy that guarantees them jobs
These transit points can move the decolonisation process forward by breaking down barriers
LONG READ As the world was overtaken by upheaval last year, one photo emerging from the uprisings depicts a protestor bearing a promise: “Neoliberalism was born in Chile and will die in Chile.” Spilling over into the new year, the revolts in Chile, Lebanon, Iraq, Sudan, Hong Kong, Algeria, Uganda, France and elsewhere have led […]
There are a number of cases in the past decade where Africans have managed to push the conversation beyond liberal reforms as a political goal or did not spent all their energies on the politics of nostalgia, harkening back to a simpler time of national liberation or charismatic leaders. Young people, a generation with no […]
Sentence remissions announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa means that about 9% of inmates are eligible for a reduced sentence
Kanya Cekeshe’s legal team filed an urgent appeal at the Johannesburg high court on Tuesday against Monday’s judgment by magistrate Theunis Carstens.
After being denied bail, the #FeesMustFall activist’s legal team is going to the Johannesburg high court
Leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command Mandla Shikwambana and Kanya Cekeshe’s uncle Mnikelo Madala react to Cekeshe’s bail denial.
In court, his defence tore holes in the state case and how he ended up admitting guilt for setting a police vehicle on fire
Some activists in the movement are rewarded for their role in the struggle for free, decolonised education; others are imprisoned.
Senior university managers say political parties should be banned from campuses, citing a climate of fear
Bonginkosi Khanyile says not having police coming to his house everyday is a step forward for him gaining his freedom
The way university management handled the #FeesMustFall demonstrations offers some lessons for the Beijing administration
Universities across the globe are adapting to a changing world. It’s crucial that leaders set a good example
Politicians are meant to serve the people, not themselves. Student activists who have won parliamentary seats should practise what they preach
Cekeshe argued his former counsel did such a shoddy job defending him that his trial was unfair
Although the court had said society had an interest in being protected against criminals, it had failed to look at the interests of society overall.
Bonginkosi Khanyile’s thoughts on the appointment of Blade Nzimande as minister of higher education, science and technology.
The minister displays no remorse for his handling of the #FeesMustFall movement