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21 avril 2019

University staff table solutions to the crisis on South Africa’s campuses

While we support students’ demands, we cannot perpetuate a culture of impunity. We declare our support for restorative justice for students facing disciplinary actions or criminal charges. More...

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21 avril 2019

What South Africa can do about youth unemployment in the short run

South Africa’s youth unemployment rates are now considered to be chronic. The latest figures show that about 48% of South Africans between 15 and 34 were unemployed in the third quarter of 2016. More...

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21 avril 2019

Small village schools are at risk of closure because of unfunded costs

But these semi-rural areas could be no more if the new funding formula proposed by the government has anything to do with it. This is because the proposals could lead to the closure of many of these small village schools. And when a village school is closed, the heart of the community goes with it. More...

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21 avril 2019

Education behind bars: why university students are learning alongside prisoners

With reports of increasing violence and drug use, along with high levels of suicide and a lack of staff, prisons in the UK are currently seen to be in a state of crisis. More...

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21 avril 2019

Why global education rankings don’t reveal the whole picture

Country rankings in international education tests – such as PISA and TIMSS – are often used to compare and contrast education systems across a range of countries. But it isn’t always an even playing field. More...

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21 avril 2019

Steering South Africa’s budget between excess patronage and prudence

After investigating the “massacre” (as termed by both the opposition Democratic Alliance and African National Congress Youth League) of more than 100 mental health patients under the guise of cutting costs, South Africa’s Health Ombudsman Malegapuru Makgoba advised that a “sufficient budget should be allocated for the implementation” of proper care. More...

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21 avril 2019

Business students willing to sacrifice future salary for good corporate social responsibility: study

More than 90% of business students in a study on corporate social responsibility said they would be willing to sacrifice some percentage of their future salary to work for a responsible employer. A surprising number of 14% are willing to sacrifice more than 40% of their future income to do so. More...

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21 avril 2019

Seeking truth among ‘alternative facts’

Part of what I do as an archaeologist is judge between competing claims to truth. Indeed, you could say this is the entire purpose of science. Before we make a judgment about what is true, there are facts that have to be examined and weighed against one another. More...

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21 avril 2019

The long journey from a refugee camp to an Australian school

The final year of school is tough for a lot of kids. So much seems to be riding on this culmination of 12 years of study. More...

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21 avril 2019

How microfinance reduces gender inequality in developing countries

An increase in the proportion of women accessing microfinance services by just 15% could potentially reduce gender inequality, as measured by the Gender Inequality Index, by half in the average developing nation. The finding comes from a recent study published in Applied Economics Letters that also found that cultural characteristics can influence this relationship. More...

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