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Jonathan Jansen

Access to food a matter of justice, ‘not just kindness’ — Prof Thuli Madonsela

Maverick Citizen

Access to food a matter of justice, ‘not just kindness’ — Prof Thuli Madonsela

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Daily Maverick Readers Speak – Gift of the Givers’ Imtiaz Sooliman for President

South Africa

Daily Maverick Readers Speak – Gift of the Givers’ Imtiaz Sooliman for President

By Ferial Haffajee, Sahra Heuwel and Janet Heard

Chabani Manganyi — a reflective journey through apartheid, scholarship, and the human spirit

South Africa

Chabani Manganyi — a reflective journey through apartheid, scholarship, and the human spirit

By Tinyiko Maluleke

University transformation should build unity, collegiality and trust — not create angry victims

South Africa

University transformation should build unity, collegiality and trust — not create angry victims

By Robert Morrell

Part 3: ‘There is no education system that can be better than the quality of its teachers’

Maverick News

Part 3: ‘There is no education system that can be better than the quality of its teachers’

By John Matisonn

If I were an alien that landed on Earth, I’d douse SA in a potent serum to combat empathy and humour deficiency

South Africa

If I were an alien that landed on Earth, I’d douse SA in a potent serum to combat empathy and humour deficiency

By Heather Robertson

Pirls disgrace — Cadre deployment and Sadtu’s control over education must end

South Africa

Pirls disgrace — Cadre deployment and Sadtu’s control over education must end

By Stefan Schirmer and Rehan Visser

A prime time to prompt — how the lingua franca of artificial intelligence could speak to Africa’s future

Africa

A prime time to prompt — how the lingua franca of artificial intelligence could speak to Africa’s future

By Clinton Rautenbach and Kevin Durrheim

Invoking apartheid while protesting is the ultimate sign of desperation — and a warning

South Africa

Invoking apartheid while protesting is the ultimate sign of desperation — and a warning

By Stephen Grootes

‘The vultures are out’ — Prof Jonathan Jansen highlights corruption and looting at SA universities

South Africa

‘The vultures are out’ — Prof Jonathan Jansen highlights corruption and looting at SA universities

By Victoria O’Regan

‘Corrupted’ – a study of chronic dysfunction in South African universities

Maverick News

‘Corrupted’ – a study of chronic dysfunction in South African universities

By Jonathan D Jansen

Still no national plan to address SA’s reading crisis as percentage of children who can read for meaning declines

Maverick Citizen

Still no national plan to address SA’s reading crisis as percentage of children who can read for meaning declines

By Tamsin Metelerkamp