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Pressure to remove colonial relics grows
This week, the Black People’s National Crisis Committee (BPNCC) said it would intensify protest if activists are not listened to.
Oxford’s position on Rhodes Must Fall is bad politics — and even worse history
It is misleading to use Nelson Mandela’s name to defend the Cecil John Rhodes statue
The system in South Africa has its knee on the neck of the youth
The youth of today can learn from the youth of 1976, who rose up and rejected the Bantu education system
Black Lives Matter? Which black lives?
In South Africa, police brutality and violence affect black, working- class lives in particular. We must dismantle this systemic oppression
Online learning in lockdown is far from ideal
Varsities are determined to complete the first semester even if it hinders some students
Poor form betrays the revolution
A fresh look at the Fees Must Fall student movement sadly fails to fulfil its promise
Lessons from transformation of universities in South Africa
Many universities have embraced transformation as an imperative that seeks to eradicate colonial, apartheid and imperial legacies
You can’t manipulate us into voting
Choosing not to vote is a democratic choice, which can send a powerful message to those who harp on about those who died to make it possible
Context informs schools history report
African history is essential to recovering our past and linking it to the continent and the world
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Demolition of hope in Hangberg
The City of Cape Town in June twice knocked down structures on land allocated for other purposes. The city says these were not evictions; residents ask why no police are available for rapes and murders
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The mayor, her relatives and their friends keep landing lucrative tenders and using state resources. Yet Lindiwe Makhalema has failed to declare the list of her relationships with people and companies benefiting from the municipality
AG’s report reveals the municipalities where money goes to waste
Municipalities are in complete disarray, with many of them flagged by the auditor-general for deliberate lack of accountability and tolerance for transgressions by political and administrative leadership while billions are squandered.
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MTN’s network innovation sees 5G launched at 100 sites countrywide
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Economic ramifications of Covid-19
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BCX empowers its finance staff with professional accounting qualifications
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Ensuring no prospective CA(SA) is left behind
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