Author: Jacob
Published:
15
Aug
2018
The issue of student hunger on university campuses has gained prominence in light of the #feesmustfall movement that has encapsulated South Africa tertiary institutions since 2015. While there are no tangible statistics that reflect the scope of the problem, the issue of students lacking basic needs, both food and shelter, has gained significant traction among university administrators.
Author: Jacob
Published:
14
Aug
2018
The SARChI in Multilevel Government, Law and Policy organised a policy dialogue to interrogate Zimbabwe’s harmonised elections of July 2018. The policy dialogue which took place on 14 August 2018 at the School of Public Health (UWC) interrogated several questions relating to both the electoral process and outcome.
Author: Jacob
Published:
08
Aug
2018
Topic: The Zimbabwe Elections of July 2018 “A missed opportunity or the defining moment of the second republic”
Author: Jacob
Published:
08
Aug
2018
08 August 2018 - The provincial legislatures oversee and make the law. But when it comes to sexual harassment they seem to think they do not need the law. The #NotOurLeaders campaign has written repeatedly to all nine provincial legislatures and our four largest political parties requesting copies of their sexual harassment policies. To date, we have only received copies of two sexual harassment policies.
Author: Jacob
Published:
08
Aug
2018
The Dullah Omar Institute is delighted to announce that, three LLM/MPhil in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa, students from Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria joined the institute. The students will be doing their internship at the institute until December.
Author: Jacob
Published:
08
Aug
2018
The Dullah Omar Institute visited Someleze Education Centre, a crèche in Wallacedene, as part of the Institute’s Mandela Day initiatives.
Author: Jacob
Published:
02
Aug
2018
The Dullah Omar Institute is delighted to announce that the South African Minister of Higher Education and Training, Honourable Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor is set to deliver the 12th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture on 09 October 2018.
Author: Jacob
Published:
01
Aug
2018
45% of councillors in South Africa fear violence, 25% are pressurised around tenders and 32% prefer ‘getting this done’ over consultation. These were some of the statistics discussed during the seminar on “Voice and Accountability: What Councillors Say”, hosted by the Dullah Omar Institute, in collaboration with the South African Local Government Association.
The challenges of hunger among students in higher education in South Africa
