Fifty years after the 1976 Soweto Uprising, many of the questions raised by student resistance remain unresolved. Recent movements like #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall draw from broader historica…

A reimagined version of the popular 2016 “The Fall” play is being staged at Joburg’s The Market Theatre until 4 May

The African continent has the youngest population on the globe. In numerical terms, the continent is home to approximately 400 million people under the age of 35, with 70% of sub-Saharan Africa being inhabited by people under the age of 30. However, despite statistics clearly indicating that individuals aged 35 years and under are the majority demographic, there exists much room for youth-led interventions, leadership, and empowerment initiatives.

What began as a dispute over university fees has become a...

South Africa's iconic #FeesMustFall student protests have become a symbol for the struggle for better and affordable education in the country, but demonstrations were marred by allegations of excessiv...

The new production of `The Fall' features three of the original creators, along with new cast members under the co-direction of Mahlatsi Mokgonyana and Billy Langa.

University funding, and in particular funding for students, has been a challenge in South Africa since the transition to democracy in 1994. In 2015–16 it came to the fore during extensive protests ...

This article demonstrates an important case of transnational activist influence from the Global South to both Global North and other Global South contexts. While protests, slogans, strategies and d...