Opinion and Analysis

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Fees are an issue at school too, not just university

For many learners, school fees are a barrier to education

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Analysis | 17 November 2016

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New law makes whistle-blowing riskier

Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill criminalises false disclosures

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Opinion | 10 November 2016

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Proposed Wolwerivier expansion is disastrous for Woodstock tenants

Removal plans to be laid bare in Bromwell Street court case on 9 November

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Opinion | 8 November 2016

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Science and decolonisation: a way forward

“Science is an international endeavour - it doesn’t only belong to the West”

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Opinion | 8 November 2016

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Women who fought apartheid commend achievements of Fees Must Fall

"We call for a cessation of all hostilities so that we can secure a climate for an inclusive discourse that moves us forward"

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Opinion | 6 November 2016

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Academics and the Fallist movement

The Fallist demands are welcome, but academics who have suspended ethics and criticism hinder those very demands

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Opinion | 4 November 2016

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Why National Minumum Wage negotiations are deadlocked

Are business negotiators representing the best interests of their constituency?

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Analysis | 25 October 2016

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Why have university protests been so violent?

Factors that fuel male aggression are key to understanding this worrying phenomenon

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Analysis | 21 October 2016

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“The mine has finished him and he can die anytime”

The terrible toll of silicosis on miners’ families

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Opinion | 21 October 2016

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Authorities finally move against Australian mining company

Tormin accused of breaching environmental licence

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Analysis | 20 October 2016

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Silicosis case: thousands of women could lose out

Women’s work caring for sick miners is invisible

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Opinion | 20 October 2016

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Effective systemic tests aid quality education

Sadtu's reason for opposing them don't stand scrutiny

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Opinion | 18 October 2016

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Accusations of assault at UCT: What really happened?

Max Price has laid complaints of assault, and Lindsay Maasdorp accused Price of assault

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Analysis | 18 October 2016

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Let’s pay tribute to the students of 2016

We owe them an apology, and more than an apology

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Opinion | 17 October 2016

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UCT: the silence of things not being attempted

Wits has chosen "bustle and life, police and protest, over extinction"

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Opinion | 13 October 2016

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Making sure all our schools have enough teachers

Part 3 in the series: Towards equality in school funding

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Opinion | 10 October 2016