If not in a university, then where? Academia must define harm to allow open debate on difficult issues
It is common to claim universities have the special function of facilitating the pursuit of truth.
It is common to claim universities have the special function of facilitating the pursuit of truth.
E-learning has its own challenges too. Courses that require student practicals—such as the natural, health and physical sciences—have been heavily disrupted.
Currently, anti-fraud measures seem largely an affair between state and corporates (including business associations), and consumers.
Covid-19 vaccines offer a safe and reliable path to immunity against both the older strains of coronavirus.
Given the detrimental effects of IMF programme interruptions for developing countries, it is puzzling that the reform of IMF conditionality is lagging.
It will take time to achieve herd immunity. So, we’ll need to keep a strong quarantine system in place until we’ve got the job done.
While Covid-19 has held back learning, bold reform is possible and the pandemic presents a historic opportunity to revamp education systems.
In 2017 elections, the mudslinging migrated online and become much more nuanced and sophisticated.
As president he was accused of working with an Indian family, the Guptas, in orchestrating “state capture” (seizing control of state organs for corrupt purposes).
The violence has been widely seen as an expression of anger and frustration by people living in poverty, which has been much worsened in South Africa by the impact of Covid-19.