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The possibility of institutional autonomy without oppressive accountability
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Inclusion of rural youth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Covid-19 continues its rapid spread around the world, presenting a global health emergency and potential major economic and labour market shocks worldwide. Countries, without exception, are taking unprecedented measures to mitigate the human and economic toll of the disease. While the virus has spread less rapidly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), countries in the region have […]
Covid-19 is denying us access to education
Children make up 35% of the South African population and according to the Child Gauge (2018) in 2017, 11.2 million children between the ages of 7 and 17 were found to have attended some form of an educational facility. This figure constitutes 98% of the country’s children. Given these numbers, our issues as children should […]
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The possibility of institutional autonomy without oppressive accountability
In a rapidly changing, uncertain and complex world, the role that universities are playing as the engines of social mobility, as drivers of the economy and as generators of new ideas, is now more critical than ever. Due to the universal nature of knowledge, universities are global in scope – a space that encourages new […]
Inclusion of rural youth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Covid-19 continues its rapid spread around the world, presenting a global health emergency and potential major economic and labour market shocks worldwide. Countries, without exception, are taking unprecedented measures to mitigate the human and economic toll of the disease. While the virus has spread less rapidly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), countries in the region have […]
Covid-19 is denying us access to education
Children make up 35% of the South African population and according to the Child Gauge (2018) in 2017, 11.2 million children between the ages of 7 and 17 were found to have attended some form of an educational facility. This figure constitutes 98% of the country’s children. Given these numbers, our issues as children should […]
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