– Professor Mary Metcalfe has worked in education since 1974 and is well renowned as an education expert.
Pitika Ntuli: We need a space to speak as human beings
Prof. Pitika Ntuli is a sculptor, poet, writer, academic and expert in African indigenous knowledge systems.
Adam Habib: Solution lies in a mix of funding strategies
Yvonne Mokgoro: We’ll have to re-imagine our entire education system
Here’s what Justice Yvonne Mokgoro, who served as a Constitutional Court Judge from its inauguration in 1994 until her retirement in 2009, thinks must rise for higher education to move forward.
Jackie Carroll: How businesses are filling the skills gap
Every year, Human Rights Day gives us the opportunity to reflect on the state of human rights in South Africa. Education is a fundamental human right and the foundation upon
Hibist Kassa: Lessons for #FeesMustFall from Ethiopia’s #OromoRevolution
The legacy of colonialism and apartheid in appropriation and dispossession remains a central problem in South Africa. Across the global South, land and water grabbing has escalated in a period
Nceku Nyathi: The only way through the process is together
As a young black undergraduate studying in the UK more than 15 years ago, I can remember the first time I came across a viewpoint from a black academic –
Barney Pityana: Let’s resolve the impasse
Over the past two years, student protests at campuses countrywide have placed the spotlight on higher education in unforeseen ways. Those of us who were student leaders in campus protests
Brenda Wingfield: What “decolonised education” should and shouldn’t mean
University students in very different countries – South Africa, England and the US – argue that it’s time to decolonise higher education. What does this mean? What would acquiescing to
Ali Baloyi: Equip all graduates to be entrepreneurs
I propose that we institutionalise entrepreneurship from basic education to our universities. Entrepreneurship must be made a compulsory subject in high schools as this will enable the community at large