A rising tide of solvency 
The two-way street between poverty and education 
No ‘one size fits all’ solution for agriculture in SA 
What can be done to address health inequalities? 
Xolela Mangcu: Imagining our institutions as they should be
It is an amazing thing to behold, a disgrace and an embarrassment that we should have been made to endure...
Matthew Pienaar: Government must get out of the way
The funding crisis in higher education in South Africa is perhaps the most prominent political issue of recent years. It...
Jimmy Volmink: Universities around the world should share notes as they face the same challenges
In 2016 I had the privilege of visiting four leading universities abroad. At KU Leuven in Belgium, Oxford in the...
Moseneke convenes The Forum to tackle higher education
The complexity of the crisis in higher education was noted by The Forum as it emerged in 2016 with differentiated...
Teboho Pitso: History calls for the decolonisation of education
“The will to believe signals the end of questions and knowledge.” One of the key demands of recent student protests...
Louise Brits: Ordinary citizens can make all the difference
I wondered what to call this article, this message. Do I name it Active Citizenship? Leadership? Taking ownership and responsibility?...
Mogale Matsose: How better basic education will improve higher education
When the ANC government took over after the historic elections in 1994 it was filled with zealousness, motivation, jubilation and...
#ImizamoYethu: Our future doctors need your help
The necessity to increase the training of health professionals in South Africa remains urgent. Despite universities and institutions increasing the...
Sizwe Ngwenya: Parents should be responsible for basic education
The gains of an educated citizenry are well known and cannot be extolled completely. Education is the tool by which...
Louise van Rhyn: We can change bad news with active engagement
What a year 2016 was. I think most people would’ve supported a call for #2016MustFall, given that the year began...