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UKZN students protest medical school corruption and training policies
On Monday, nearly one hundred students embarked on a peaceful picket at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, shutting down classes. The protest, which started on Friday, was prompted by numerous issues…
The top five issues Kenyan youth want addressed now
Acording to statistics from thinktank youthpolicy.org, 75% of the Kenyan population is below 30 years old. They are considered the future of the country, but are currently dealing with different issues that prevent them from taking…
Looting, alleged rape, and political interference: what’s happening at Unizulu?
Fresh scandal has emerged at the University of Zululand (Unizulu), including allegations of financial mismanagement and claims that university staff raped a student. Unizulu was founded in 1960, and has a student population of roughly 16…
Attacks on citizen rights in SA: Five trends and countrywide threats
From the large city centres to the rural townships, South Africans are witnessing a nationwide crackdown on their civic rights. Citizens’ ability to speak out, organise and take action on social issues in South Africa is becoming…
‘People are protesting because we are living in suffocated spaces’
While South Africa celebrates its youth, those living in Freedom Park, south of Johannesburg, feel forgotten by the government. They are angered by the lack of development in their community and have been calling for government to increase…
Delhi professor ends hunger strike as government agrees to land negotiations
After 54 days of protesting and 25 days of fasting, GB Pant Government Engineering College professor Joshil Abraham and students have won a major victory and are headed toward negotiations over land redistribution.…
A university starving for land: Why one professor is on hunger strike in Delhi
In Delhi, India, students and one professor are fighting for an important educational resource - land. Since its inception in 2007, GB Pant Government Engineering College was promised 65 acres of land. A year later, however, the public…
The many problems with the SABC and its troubled board
Last week, the ad hoc committee’s report into the investigation of the SABC board’s fitness to function was leaked to the media. Whoops. This, however, gave us a look at the many problems that the broadcaster has been facing. These issues…
South African swag at the Olympics is at critical but stable levels
According to South Africa’s fulltime Minister of Razzmatazz and sometimes Minister of Sport and Recreation, Fikile Mbalula, the SA Olympic team tracksuit is lacking in swag. As one who hobnobs in Las Vegas, Mbalula knows a thing, or two,…