University students in South Africa have shown the potential of mass mobilisation to influence policy in advancing justice for their constitutional democratic rights.
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It has been an exciting month for Africa, not least for the highly controversial elections in Tanzania, where the annulment of the entire vote in Zanzibar has played an important role in extending the…
When funding imperatives dominate universities’ strategies, higher education loses sight of the work it ought to be doing: developing graduates who can make a real difference in the world.
Student protests in South Africa, as well as an unrelated clash between lawyers, have offered a chance for the country to hear voices that are usually marginalised.
Students have won an important victory. But to understand the complex nature of oppression and how to respond to it will require many struggles over a longer period of time.
Don’t let the name fool you: the #feesmustfall protests at South Africa’s universities are about far more than a single issue. A student who has been deeply involved in the protests explains.
As South Africa’s students call for free university tuition, it’s worth asking whether higher education would be free in a truly just society.
South African students have won a pyrrhic victory in their battle for free university education. Will students and their institutions ever be able to interact without violent conflict again?
Some of Italy’s private universities may have a solution to South Africa’s tertiary fee crisis: a sliding scale of fees based on household income.
An academic who has marched alongside students during university fee protests in South Africa explains why their demands resonate with her and so many others.
Thousands of South African university students have taken to the streets and occupied some campuses to demand lower fees.
Students need to get off campus and convince society that free education is a goal worth fighting for.
Financial access dominated discussions at the 2015 South Africa’s higher education summit. It was a chance for leaders to act – but they didn’t.
Egypt’s new academic year started in early October amid unprecedented repressive measures by the state against students. On October 11, the morning of the first day of university, police carried out a…
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