Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
studentslatest news & developments
Surveillance technology is increasingly being used to monitor civilians.

Digital occupation: How surveillance technologies repress dissent from Gaza to Cape Town

This creeping form of observation marks a dangerous evolution in how power is exercised and dissent controlled

Academics say claims by politicians and on social media are fueling xenophobia and could compromise their safety.  Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance /Getty Images

University students still go to lectures hungry: A problem 30 years after democracy

Many students come from families who are struggling, and poverty follows most of the students through the university gates

A university that teaches but does not innovate, that researches but does not apply, will find itself detached from the society it is meant to serve and elevate

What comfort zone for Gen Z students, Rafael Winkler?

Young people have a desire for collective and meaningful ways to think together about a problem

Tips for students on how to avoid being scammed

Prospective students should be particularly aware of bogus educational institutions

Thousands of jubilant matriculants will be celebrating the end of 12 years of secondary schooling.

Tips for students on how to avoid being scammed

Prospective students should be particularly aware of bogus educational institutions

Students and faculty members march after New York Police Department (NYPD) officers arrest students at New York University (NYU) and The New School who are demanding universities divest from Israel. One pro-Palestinian detained by the police during the march. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Is Palestine the new Vietnam for university students in the US?

Young people across America are staging protests on their campuses against US support for Israel’s unjust war against Palestinians

A campaign lorry, featuring Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe’s president, dives onto the field during a Zimbabwe African National Union  Patriotic Front (ZANUPF) rally at the National Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe.  (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

On the frontline: Protecting children’s rights in Zimbabwe’s electoral climate

Despite the high court ruling against using schools during rallies and elections, political parties continue to use students and campuses

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

Inequity in higher education is a price too high to pay

The #FeesMustFall protests demonstrated the burden of higher education in South Africa, a concept institutions contend with annually

Can technology help to promote students’ mental health?

New apps and online therapy show promise, but more research is needed to help understand who will benefit from digital interventions

While Pride Month is commemorated at different times across South Africa, the month of June carries particular significance as the original Pride Month in the Northern Hemisphere. File Photo

Expelled Kenya LGBTQI+ youths fight back

Kenyan students who are presumed to be gay are often kicked out of school, but queer activists are putting this practice on notice

Danger of infection: Conditions at the Infantry School in Oudtshoorn are particularly grim, with broken toilets and dirty stagnant water contributing to health risks for students

SANDF’s ‘sick’ training camps defy lockdown

Despite Covid-19 regulations and increases in infections, the army has continued some training courses, putting hundreds of students’ lives at risk

Much of the focus is on how technologies will change the world of work and education, but students are just as likely to use them for other objectives. If not regulated they can undermine upward mobility and the academic project. (Photo by Alberto Buzzola/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Cybersecurity, e-learning and the rise of online student protests

Much of the focus is on how technologies will change the world of work and education, but students are just as likely to use them for other objectives. If not regulated they can…

Our universities have an important role to play in overcoming legacies of inequality.

Academic activism is key for democracy

South Africa’s universities have an important role to play as they overcome legacies of inequality

Cabinet approves additional funding for student financial aid scheme

Funds will be diverted from the higher education department to help cover the NSFAS shortfall

(Mail & Guardian)

Editorial: Nzimande’s shame is youth’s loss

Before Nzimande or anyone in government thinks of telling young people to “choose” TVET colleges again, they need to fix this sector

Walter Sisulu University (WSU) has suspended all contact classes, examinations and assessments at its East London campus for two weeks. Students will also be confined to their residences.

WSU suspends classes and exams to avoid the spread of Covid-19

The university says it has to take the precautionary measures because 26 students have tested positive on its East London campus

Expert call: Randall Carolissen was seconded from the South African Revenue Service in August 2018 by then higher education minister Naledi Pandor. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

NSFAS’s woes do not help its mandate

Nehawu wants the scheme’s administrator, Randall Carolissen, to be removed

The teachers
of the Eastern Cape have emerged as unsung heroes, pushing the boundaries to secure an impressive 81.4% pass rate in the 2023 matric results.

We honour the teachers who saw the potential in us

On Monday, 5 October — World Teachers Day — we recalled the teachers who helped us become the people we are today

Using AI without critical reflection widens the gap between relevance and convenience.

Covid-19 exposes South Africa’s digital literacy divide

Only a few households have access to the internet and students and learners , but educators can find ways to improve reading for meaning and digital knowledge

Graduates are being left in the lurch by a higher education department that is simply unable to deliver the crucial certificates proving their qualifications – in some cases dating back to 1992

Where do Africans study abroad?

China is becoming the preferred destination for countries such as Ghana and Nigeria