Yes, universities need to produce good scientists - but their graduates should be good citizens, too. ShutterstockYoung South Africans - those born in or after 1994 and classified as the “born frees” - are often dismissed as a generation of slackers. They’re considered by some to be politically apathetic, more interested in social media than in social engagement. The student … [Read more...] about Why the time is right to create a new generation of ‘citizen scholars’ | The Conversation
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University students are becoming a new kind of democratic citizen | The Conversation
21 years into democracy, are South Africa's university students showing other citizens how best to hold the state accountable? EPA/Ihsaan Haffejee If one tracks South African student activities in 2015 it becomes apparent that a new politics is bubbling below the surface of academic life. This first emerged with the #RhodesMustFall and #OpenStellenbosch protests, followed … [Read more...] about University students are becoming a new kind of democratic citizen | The Conversation
Gauteng North dominate, Boland upset champions – Citizen
CitizenKhomotso Mamburu of Mangaung Metro (Right) and Bibalwa Sizani of Gauteng West compete for the ball during day 2 of the Spar National Netball Championships at Bellville Velodrome on August 12, 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa.(Photo by Reg … and more …read more Via: Johannesburg Google News MyJHB Read more on MyJHB. Join the fun: Add Your event | … [Read more...] about Gauteng North dominate, Boland upset champions – Citizen
Gauteng netball team injured in taxi crash – Citizen
CitizenWoman killed in collision. A woman was killed and four others were injured when two vehicles collided on the R515, 5km from Bapsfontein in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, paramedics said on Friday…. more .Gauteng team injured in taxi crashThe New Age Online all 4 news articles …read more Via: Johannesburg Google News MyJHB Read more on … [Read more...] about Gauteng netball team injured in taxi crash – Citizen
Criminals are animals says Gauteng Premier – Citizen
Criminals are animals says Gauteng PremierCitizen“We gather today, having buried Taegrin Morris who was mercilessly killed in front of his mother in Reiger Park [ in the east of Johannesburg)." "Yesterday [Friday] another child passed on, after being ruthlessly killed by criminals in Westbury.” The … and more …read more Via: Johannesburg Google … [Read more...] about Criminals are animals says Gauteng Premier – Citizen
