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Salim Vally

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Salim Vally

Salim Vally is director of the University of Johannesburg’s Centre for Education Rights and Transformation. Both institutions are part of the Education Policy Consortium

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

Sam Nzima’s photograph of Hector Pieterson.

Echoes down the corridor: The meaning of June 16

The class of 1976 shook off the previous generation’s climate of fear and showed the country what it could achieve through mobilisation. Now, more than ever, we need to take heed

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.

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.

Neville Alexander had a great love for — and belief in — humanity.

The revolutionary who changed many lives

Neville Alexander is remembered for his optimism and lucid insights into the political landscape.

Neville Alexander had a great love for and belief in humanity.

Neville Alexander: Revolutionary who changed many lives

The death of Neville Alexander on August 27, coming as it does in the wake of the massacre of mineworkers at Marikana, is a double blow.

Science in the service of bad politics

The University of Johannesburg community should be congratulated for voting to sever links with Israel’s Ben Gurion University.

The iron fist and the velvet glove

For many foreign activists at the World Summit the aura surrounding the post-apartheid state was sullied by both the connivance of South Africa’s ruling class with big business…