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Enver Motala

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Enver Motala

Enver Motala is a researcher at the Nelson Mandela Institute for Education and Rural Development at the University of Fort Hare

Students protest outside Parliament in Cape Town. Photo by David Harrison

Why the latest student protests were predictable

Those in power have learnt very little from the past and will continue to cling to the capricious hope that somehow the problem will go away

Still seeking justice: Miners gather at the historic Marikana koppie on the second anniversary of the massacre.

​Higher education not a commodity

In this submission to the Fees Commission, academics outline the implications of free higher education.

Quality, free university education is necessary – and possible

Many people dismiss the idea of free, quality public university education out of hand, but there are many ways to make it happen.

Women are at the bottom of the pile when policies are designed without them.

Unite both the head and the hand

We can overcome education models that still entrench social divisions.

Towards a new, just world of work

Official rationales for increasing education enrolment are highly questionable, writes Enver Motala.

Privatisation of schools vs the public good

Good-quality state education is a basic right enshrined in the Constitution.

‘Enough is as good as a feast’

A three-day conference focused on the themes expressed through the work of Neville Alexander.

The outcome of the ANC’s long-awaited KwaZulu-Natal conference was a win for the Thuma Mina crowd. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Education and jobs don’t add up

Market-driven skills policies limit the potential of social development.