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Professor Sakhela Buhlungu. Photo: UFH Facebook

Is state capture metamorphosing into higher education capture?

For all we know, the higher education sector might even have some senior managers who aid and abet institutional capture, just like the Madlanga Commission has outed some…

Advocate Shamila Batohi addresses the Private Sector Symposium against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide. File photo

Report urges appointment of retired judge to lead inquiry into NPA underperformance

The report says the slow and erratic prosecution of widely reported cases of corruption undermines democracy and encourages the misappropriation of state resources

Businessman Roger Jardine is the leader of the new political party Change Starts Now, which is allegedly funded by a small group of very rich people. Photo supplied

Democracy sold down the river

The Change Starts Now project, which is backed by billionaires and fronted by former banker Roger Jardine, is a top-down attempt by powerful people to win political clout

‘SA needs publicly funded and privately managed schools’

The Centre for Development and Enterprise is exploring the option of cultivating contract schools to boost the education system in South Africa.

A watershed moment for Sadtu

A watershed moment for Sadtu

Sadtu’s call to members to examine their role in delivering education is a sea change in attitude.

Public education sector challenged to reform

The Centre for Development and Enterprise has challenged the public education sector to form a social movement to improve education in South Africa.

Maths with a mission

Making maths fun to learn is the aim of an innovative new project, writes Sharon van Wyk.

Why land reform is stuck

Land reform needs to make its beneficiaries and the country better off. Little is gained in the long run if justice turns out to be purely symbolic, leaves people poorer or even…

Warning on deteriorating land restitution process

In its second major report on land restitution issues in three years, the Centre for Development and Enterprise think tank argues that the country faces a worse situation than…

Pentecostal growth bodes well for SA

A substantial jump in the number of Pentecostal Christians could have a positive impact on South Africa’s social and economic development, the Centre for Development and…