Why have South Africans been on a looting rampage? Research offers insights
Research findings on looting, nonetheless, suggest that such phenomena are rarely caused by one thing.
Research findings on looting, nonetheless, suggest that such phenomena are rarely caused by one thing.
African writers being portrayed as icons isn’t new. The same became true of the revered “fathers” of canonical postcolonial African fiction, Chinua Achebe and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, for example.
First, race is not fundamentally or essentially a matter of biology, but rather a social construct.
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.