It was not simply a tragedy for academia – it was the latest marker of an intractable public health crisis that has been unfolding for a generation.
A sustained militarisation of UCT on basis of discharging a mandate to stage exams by university would lead directly to violence. It must be avoided.
The president must shed light on key polices and show the cabinet is on same page as his inner circle, writes Nkosikhulule Xhawulengweni Nyembezi.
Nkosikhulule Xhawulengweni Nyembezi hopes that Zuma's SONA demonstrates his decisive leadership commentators have been calling for