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The #FeesMustFall protests in 2015 defining moments of recent youth activism in South Africa.

Selective activism: A problem for South Africa’s youth

To make their voices heard, young people must be more selective in the issues they support and need to put in the hard work

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Students from universities and colleges in and around Washington rally to demonstrate their support of the Palestinian people on the campus of George Washington University on May 02, 2024 in Washington, DC. Pro-Palestinian encampments have sprung up at college campuses around the country with some protestors calling for schools to divest from Israeli interests amid the ongoing war in Gaza. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Editorial | Elections and the perils of provoking students

US President Joe Biden’s handling of Israel’s war on Gaza could lose him the all-important student vote

  • Eyaaz
2 min read
The #FeesMustFall protests demonstrated the burden of higher education in South Africa, a concept institutions contend with annually.

Higher education state policy needs urgent assessment

This is made evident by corruption at universities, assassination attempts, the failure of the students funding scheme, and the Mpati report on governance quality and racial concerns at the University of Cape Town

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
Back to basics: Ndevana High School in rural Eastern Cape, like many schools, particularly in rural South Africa, has inadequate facilities. Photo by: Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

Department of Education

Bold strides have been made in unravelling apartheid’s systems of education but there is still a lot to be done to achieve equality

  • M&G Digital
7 min read