When schools are too private for cultural diversity
Racism at schools has been in the national spotlight following protests over discriminatory hair regulations at Pretoria Girls High School in August, and South...
Here’s how we can achieve free higher education by 2019
Professor ARI SITAS believes free tertiary education is possible for students in South Africa and should be implemented by 2019. Sitas answers six questions...
Doc-U-Mentally: A review and reflection on junior doctors in South Africa
If you're a doctor, or a patient, or you know someone who's a doctor or who's been a patient in a South African public...
Black students are still a long, long way from being free...
MALAIKA EYOH, a grade 12 student at Pretoria High School for Girls, points out that while the media attention following protests at the school has...
It’s Time For Ex-Model C Schools To Stop Focusing On Rugby...
LAURENCE STEWART says that a tragedy continues to be played out in the name of tradition and value at the stubborn ex-Model C schools...
A letter to John Robbie, for everyone else who heard that...
Dear John,
I listened to your radio show on 29 August 2016, in which you interviewed Mishka Wazar, journalist and former pupil of Pretoria Girls’...
Zulaikha Patel: How We All Wish We Were You
I don't think I have ever seen anything quite like it.
The little girl - now known to all as Zulaikha Patel - standing in...
#DecoloniseSchooling: we need to talk about the violence “elite” schools perpetuate
#StopRacismAtPretoriaGirlsHigh has reopened a can of worms for many of us who attended private and ex-model C schools. If I'm honest, this was likely...
Old Girls pledge their support for learners at Pretoria High School...
We, alumni of Pretoria High School for Girls stand in solidarity with the bold and courageous learners of the school, who have spoken out...
“Our schools undervalue blackness and focus more on containing us than...
The 28th of August 2016 marked a turning point at Pretoria High School for Girls. In a school where stories of racism and injustice...
#StopRacismAtPretoriaGirlsHigh is just one example of the frustration of black learners...
Where the blue of heaven is deepest. Every person who attended Pretoria High School for Girls knows the opening to the school song. But...
The education system is leaving children with disabilities behind
On 17 August, social justice NGO Section 27 released a report entitled “Too Many Children Left Behind: Inclusion in the South African Inclusive Education...
So, what’s the best way to teach children about the history...
A private school in Johannesburg has clarified accusations that it had forced black students to carry a dompas as part of a school project.
Nandi...
Eusebius shows us we need academic justice as much as we...
This is the prepared text of the 2016 DCS Oosthuizen Academic Freedom Memorial Lecture that was delivered by Eusebius Mckaiser at the university currently...
Decolonisation must begin at schools
I am a student at the university currently known as Rhodes. Our struggle for decolonisation remains urgent, and unfulfilled. Meanwhile, the struggle for decolonisation...
Eight things you didn’t know about the University of Fort Hare
The University of Fort Hare (UFH) is known for its notable alumni - with many political figures who all hailed from this institution. The...
Could teaching children many languages help eradicate racism?
Language is one of the most important tools that are used for communication in the world and it can also be one of the...
The poverty porn of matric results
The release of matric results every year usually ushers in a slew of reports of young people who've succeeded despite great odds. SIAN FERGUSON...
Weekly Dissident: On symbols and national heritage
In the Weekly Dissident today, Desmond Mlatha and Mphutlane wa Bofelo warn Rhodes Must Fall campaigners of the danger of using civil disobedience as...
Lights, camera, robbery! Five ways journos can do their jobs safely
You would think that bright lights and a news crew filming live would be enough to ward off any robbers with bad intentions. But...
