Latest articles on Rhodes Must Fall

Pressure to remove colonial relics grows

National Lester Kiewit - 18 Jun 2020

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

Opinion Nic Cheeseman - 15 Jun 2020

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

Opinion Bonginkosi Khanyile - 14 Jun 2020

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?

Opinion Adam Haupt - 11 Jun 2020

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

Article Lukhona Mnguni - 8 Apr 2020

Varsities are determined to complete the first semester even if it hinders some students

Poor form betrays the revolution

Article Sarah Smit - 22 Feb 2019

A fresh look at the Fees Must Fall student movement sadly fails to fulfil its promise

Lessons from transformation of universities in South Africa

Article bogdan TagDiv - 11 Feb 2019

Many universities have embraced transformation as an imperative that seeks to eradicate colonial, apartheid and imperial legacies

You can’t manipulate us into voting

Article Mpho Ndaba - 8 Feb 2019

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

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Nov 2018

African history is essential to recovering our past and linking it to the continent and the world

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Mask rules are not meant to ‘criminalise’ the public

Sarah Smit - 13 Jul 2020

Shop owners and taxi drivers can now refuse entry to people who defy mandatory mask-wearing regulations

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Ramaphosa asks all South Africans to help to avoid 50 000 Covid-19 deaths this year

Sarah Smit & Lester Kiewit - 12 Jul 2020

Calling this ‘the gravest crisis in the history of our democracy’, the president said level three lockdown remains, but enforcement will be strengthened

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Watch it again: Ramaphosa on risk-adjusted strategy to manage Covid-19

Staff Reporter - 12 Jul 2020

The president's address comes after a number of meetings with Cabinet and the National Command Council

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Yvonne Chetty: a passion for an efficient public sector and mentoring

special reports - 13 Jul 2020

'Being affiliated to a professional body such as SAICA makes providing expert guidance and support to my colleagues that much easier'

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Full-time Johannesburg-based CEO required for HI HOPES

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

An entrepreneurial, business-minded, impact-driven individual is sought to lead the organisation as it looks to scale and grow

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Balwin properties and Absa launch South Africa’s first green home loan

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

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Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA

Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2020

SAICA makes ongoing efforts to encourage the professionalisation of financial offices in private and public sector organisations

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Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

The combination of limited access to quality soap and a lack of knowledge of how to properly wash hands is a challenge in many vulnerable communities

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Cheque value bundles – real value

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

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special reports - 6 Jul 2020

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Municipal audit outcomes reveal public sector financial management must be professionalised

special reports - 3 Jul 2020

SAICA calls for a review of the mandatory minimum skills and qualifications required for all key financial management positions within the public sector