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latest news & developmentsDigital occupation: How surveillance technologies repress dissent from Gaza to Cape Town
This creeping form of observation marks a dangerous evolution in how power is exercised and dissent controlled
University students still go to lectures hungry: A problem 30 years after democracy
Many students come from families who are struggling, and poverty follows most of the students through the university gates
What comfort zone for Gen Z students, Rafael Winkler?
Young people have a desire for collective and meaningful ways to think together about a problem
Tips for students on how to avoid being scammed
Prospective students should be particularly aware of bogus educational institutions
Tips for students on how to avoid being scammed
Prospective students should be particularly aware of bogus educational institutions
Is Palestine the new Vietnam for university students in the US?
Young people across America are staging protests on their campuses against US support for Israel’s unjust war against Palestinians
On the frontline: Protecting children’s rights in Zimbabwe’s electoral climate
Despite the high court ruling against using schools during rallies and elections, political parties continue to use students and campuses
Inequity in higher education is a price too high to pay
The #FeesMustFall protests demonstrated the burden of higher education in South Africa, a concept institutions contend with annually
Can technology help to promote students’ mental health?
New apps and online therapy show promise, but more research is needed to help understand who will benefit from digital interventions
Expelled Kenya LGBTQI+ youths fight back
Kenyan students who are presumed to be gay are often kicked out of school, but queer activists are putting this practice on notice
SANDF’s ‘sick’ training camps defy lockdown
Despite Covid-19 regulations and increases in infections, the army has continued some training courses, putting hundreds of students’ lives at risk
Cybersecurity, e-learning and the rise of online student protests
Much of the focus is on how technologies will change the world of work and education, but students are just as likely to use them for other objectives. If not regulated they can…
Academic activism is key for democracy
South Africa’s universities have an important role to play as they overcome legacies of inequality
UCT students, staff return to campus after devastating fire
Many people will be experiencing the destruction to the campus after the blaze for the first time, having previously seen only photos of the aftermath
Rhodes Memorial Fire: a week of devastation, loss and heartache
Students, alumni and staff share their memories and thoughts after blaze leaves a path of devastation at the UCT and its Jagger Reading Room