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South African higher academic institutions have called for a ceasefire and the promotion of education in Palestine-Israel

University of Pretoria still reviewing resolution on Palestine

Students and staff at the university who are sympathetic to Palestine have asked that it boycott all Israeli academic institutions

Once again the issue of voluntary euthanasia is before the courts, and once again the state is trying to hold back the inevitable. (John McCann/M&G)

The state continues to deny South Africans their ‘last right’ – euthanasia

Once again the issue of voluntary euthanasia is before the courts, and once again the state is trying to hold back the inevitable

A notice published in the Government Gazette by Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande last month said 33% of students could return to campus under level 3.

A small number of students can return to university, but some choose not to

They stayed away because they feared getting Covid-19, had comorbidities, were in quarantine, had become infected and the safety measures such as curfews were too limiting

(John McCann/M&G)

‘White fragility’ is damaging SA universities

Academics at a recent meeting called for white liberals to acknowledge they ‘are the problem’

‘Richard van der Ross made an extraordinary contribution to the field of early childhood development in South Africa

Innovative pioneers of early learning

The Early Learning Resource Unit looks back on 40 years of successful development

‘Bush college’ produced many far-sighted leaders

‘Bush college’ produced many far-sighted leaders

And they honed their skills in the complex field of organising worker-student protest action

Prioritising the realities that students face

Prioritising the realities that students face

Adult students, though highly committed, are being sidelined by budgetary priorities.

A serious slap in the face

Pity the judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA). Fifteen years ago this court — then led by the chief justice — was the highest court of appeal in South Africa. The prestige…

Steve Biko: Icon 30 years after his death

Thirty years after dying in prison in apartheid South Africa, Steve Biko remains a historical icon, even if his black consciousness movement no longer carries political weight. A…