Following a grueling month long trek, humanitarian journalist Azhar Vadi and his team are riding into Cape Town on Thursday for the last leg of their cycling journey, which aims to raise R4 million towards upliftment of schools and learners. Salaamedia and its humanitarian wing Salaam Foundation are co-ordinating the fundraising[…]
President Jacob Zuma brushed aside accusations that he was a criminal, outlining the government’s successes in his State of the Nation speech last night. He said the government expected 1.3% economic growth this year, which was not fast enough to keep up with population growth. “We successfully avoided credit ratings downgrades,[…]
As matriculants breathe a sigh of relief, the Department of Basic Education begins the task of working to assess and improve basic education across all provinces. Last night, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced the release of the results and commented on the results across the country. This year’s national[…]
Muslims from across the spectrum gathered to mark the official opening launch banquet of the Al-Ikhlaas Academia Library and Resource Centre at the Islamia College Complex on Wednesday evening. From its humble beginnings as the Islamic Library, the new library is seen as a significant achievement for the Muslim community[…]
In line with lessening public sympathy with students damaging university property during protests‚ President Jacob Zuma on Friday warned violent offenders that they would have to account for their actions in court. “The destruction of property is a criminal offence and will be treated as such by the law enforcement[…]
‘Young activists of today stand on our shoulders and see what we have seen and more. But we do not provide a steady foundation.” These were the words spoken by African-American Professor Angela Davis at the 17th annual Steve Biko Memorial Lecture on Friday evening. Biko was killed in detention[…]
Hundreds of teenage Egyptian students gathered in front of the Ministry of Education in downtown Cairo on Monday morning, decrying what they saw as an “oppressive and failing” educational system and demanding that the minister of education “leave”. A few hours into their protest, as students began heading to Tahrir[…]
Although we are free, many people – like my grandmother – are not educated. There are shortages of skills that are required in the job market and many people cannot meet those requirements. Take for example my cousin, Sipho. He passed Grade 12 in 2012 and it is difficult for[…]
The call to have suspended South Peninsula principle, Brian Isaacs, reinstated was intensified earlier this week as supporters of the campaign took to the street of the CBD and marched to the Legislature to handover a memorandum. Isaacs was suspended earlier this year on charges of misconduct. Director of Communication[…]
Protests over racial issues such as statues and other symbols of the country’s divided history, as well as tuition and student housing, have spread at universities across South Africa. At some universities, students protested the use of Afrikaans as an official language, frustrated that decades after the end of minority-white[…]
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