The Universities and the challenges facing South Africa.

Our country is in crisis and our universities reflect that instability.
What is the actual situation at our universities?
Here are some articles which describe the challenges facing our universities
Please note that my publishing these links does not necessarily reflect my agreement or disagreement with the views expressed. I publish them with the intent of trying to understand the problems from as many different perspectives as possible.

1. The UCT Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price's restrained report on the UCT situation on Tuesday the 4th October 2016.
https://www.uct.ac.za/dailynews/?id=9989

A report dated 4th November about the arrest of a UCT activist:
http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/uct-fallist-masixole-mlandu-arrested-again-for-vio

2. Pastor  Xola Skosana's war with privileged spaces
http://kaganof.com/kagablog/2016/06/10/pastor-xola-skosana-declares-war/ 

3. The thoughts of a socialist student leader - Athabile Nonxuba
http://www.studentinvestor.co.za/athabile-nonxuba-feesmustfall-interview/


4, Wits student leader Mcebo Dlamini
https://madibazradio.wordpress.com/politics/political-report-by-qhawe-ka-mkhwane/the-rise-and-fall-of-mcebo-dlamini/

5. Three old ones from 2013 and 2014 when Adam Habib had just been appointed vice-chancellor of Wits
http://mg.co.za/article/2013-08-30-00-mg-litfest-imagination-needed-to-face-this-new-moment-of-reckoning

http://www.financialmail.co.za/coverstory/2014/01/23/which-sa-universities-get-top-marks

http://mg.co.za/article/2014-11-07-varsities-we-darent-let-the-bucks-stop-here

6. A recent article about South African Business schools
http://www.financialmail.co.za/coverstory/2016/09/29/ranking-the-mbas-which-business-school-is-in-the-driving-seat

7. A overview of the senior management at UCT
https://www.uct.ac.za/about/management/execdirectors/

8. A New York Times Article about affirmative action at UCT
https://www.criminology-dev.uct.ac.za/usr/about/intro/transformation/new_york_times.pdf

9. Two articles from Achille Mbembe

http://www.litnet.co.za/interview-the-end-of-public-universities-in-south-africa/

 

http://mg.co.za/article/2016-09-22-mantashe-and-student-protesters-agree-on-university-shutdowns-but-this-is-the-last-thing-africa-needs-1