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People risk being physically harmed during violent protests. But there is also an emotional element at play.

It’s easy to understand why the government treats each student demand as distinct. But these are complex issues and they are intertwined.

South Africa’s higher education sector is dramatically underfunded. Polite conversations between vice-chancellors and the government have failed. It’s time the voices of student activists was heard.

South Africa’s economic challenges and the high number of students from poor and working class families call for a funding model that doesn’t create an affordability crisis for students and the state.

There are several different ways to approach democracy. Polls, elections and referenda all feature, but they’re not the only way to deepen democracy.

Education remains one of government’s key priority sectors yet it continues to be in a crisis.

Universities have the power to transform society not just through how they operate their campuses, but also through how they invest their endowments and pensions funds.

Higher education is a resource intensive enterprise. It cannot effectively function without a massive injection of resources in a sustained and escalated manner.

Universities have an important role to play in developing students’ ability to engage successfully across different cultures and experiences.

There is a very real risk that South Africa’s major research projects will stumble and the whole research machine will be shut down by ongoing student protests.