Opinion
NSFAS: From beacon of hope to symbol of state failure
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) was conceived as one of the most progressive policy interventions of post-apartheid South Africa. When it was...
What happens after the protest ends?
There is something deeply democratic about people taking to the streets when they feel nobody is listening.
In South Africa, where communities continue to face...
Women are missing in SA research: What is the fix?
This Women’s Month, I want to share some thoughts on South African women in research. Since 1994 we have seen a growing number of...
Moegoe
MP Fadiel Adams is not the sharpest tool in the box. Asked by the Madlanga commission why he ignored correspondence from it, he blamed...
Charmza
Banyana Banyana are the darlings of the nation after yet another inspiring performance that saw them beat nemesis Nigeria 2-1 on Thursday night in...
Gauteng’s investment in women driving real change
As South Africa commemorates Women’s Month 2026, it is both appropriate and necessary to reflect on the progress made in advancing the rights, opportunities...
VAR would have caught the dirty, career-ending tackles
The fact that the new Premier Soccer League (PSL) season is going ahead nonchalantly without video assistant referee (VAR) is really breaking my heart,...
The women who came after the raid
Every struggle has its heroes. As we celebrate them, as we should, we must also remember those who carried the consequences of their heroism.
While...
Partnerships and potential: Building Athlone Institute Paarl’s second century
In 1974, when the Group Areas Act forced Noorder Paarl High School to vacate its historic home in exchange for asbestos-sheeted classrooms east of...
Randall Carolissen | Advancing intellectual activism in SA higher education: An...
The genesis of this article is the recollection of a reality so stark that that even a hardened cynic was shocked. Recently we visited...
