Adam Habib
latest news & developmentsOPINION| Social media: The new Star Chamber
People can be judged, found guilty and punished for posts they made years before and in a specific context
Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill contradicts the constitution
The draft Bill proposes to shield academics and scholars who propagate racist and bigoted ideas
Adam Habib’s bullying antics go on abroad
His demeaning behaviour at Wits was publicly exposed – yet forgiven – in London
Adam Habib, you can’t say the N-word
The former Wits leader won’t get away with anti-Blackness in the UK by hiding behind a politically Black identity
New VC wants Wits to produce innovators
Zeblon Vilakazi’s big dream is that Africa cannot simply be a spectator in the age of technological innovation; it must lead, and to lead it must act
Party political meddling threatens future of universities
Campuses elsewhere in Africa have seen the damage done by student activism influenced by political parties, a matter that has raised concern at South Africa’s higher education…
Students need unity from leadership, not Twitter wars
Universities South Africa is an important voice that we should look to in the higher education sector. Unfortunately it is often inaudible
Covid-19 lockdown pushes Wits University to offer online learning
The university plans to teach online as South Africa’s lockdown continues, and is offering zero-rated data for its teaching sites, as well as computing devices for students
Habib leaves with no regrets about the decisions he made at Wits
The vice-chancellor announced he will be heading to SOAS next year
MPs want inquiry into academics’ pay
The portfolio committee on higher education says that vice-chancellors salaries are not justifiable due to university performance
Academics bemoan ‘toxic’ politics
Senior university managers say political parties should be banned from campuses, citing a climate of fear
Habib on the varsity frontline
Adam Habib reveals the pitfalls of the political chess game that students were playing when they called for free, decolonised education.
An open letter to the readers of Adam Habib’s ‘Rebels and Rage’
Those referred to as "the far-left" in the Wits vice-chancellor’s book raise concerns about its ethics and its implications for academic freedom
Mbeki’s document ‘a falsification’ of ANC principles — Pallo Jordan
ANC veteran Pallo Jordan believes former president Thabo Mbeki’s 30-page paper on land expropriation does not enrich the land discourse
Only ‘Mandela moment’ will stop Willemse going to equality court
The rugby pundit’s lawyer has said that the review process was a ‘fruitless exercise’