USA Africa Dialogue Series - Fwd: Free university education is not the best route to social justice

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From: The Conversation <noreply@theconversation.com>
Date: 27 October 2015 at 04:24
Subject: Free university education is not the best route to social justice
To: "toyinkaidara@gmail.com" <toyinkaidara@gmail.com>

Edition: Africa - Today's top story: Free university education is not the route to social justice Click here to view this message in your web-browser.   Edition: Africa 27 October 2015   Editor's note Protesting university students in South Africa want free tertiary education for all. But, asks George Hull, would making this happen actually create a fair, just society? Natasha Joseph Africa education editor Top story South African student protesters make their feelings clear: education is a right and should be free. Reuters/Mike Hutchings Free university education is not the route to social justice George Hull, University of Cape Town As South Africa's students call for free university tuition, it's worth asking whether higher education would be free in a truly just society. Environment + Energy The threats humans present to wildlife through infectious diseases Michele Miller, Stellenbosch University As much as animals may pass on viruses to humans, humans pass on viruses which are sometimes lethal to the animal world as well. Science + Technology How Hollywood saved a futuristic car from obscurity Paolo Aversa, City University London Few would remember this fantasy car as a model of motoring excellence. It owes its success instead to a fantasy film that has turned 30. Health + Medicine Poverty is driving a rise in the number of Nigerian child hawkers Nzubechukwu Okeke, Cardiff Metropolitan University Children who hawk goods on their heads on Nigeria's streets face an array of health hazards and physical dangers. The government must take steps to reduce this practice. Politics + Society South African students and universities may now be trapped in a cycle of conflict Lyn Snodgrass, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University South African students have won a pyrrhic victory in their battle for free university education. Will students and their institutions ever be able to interact without violent conflict again? Business + Economy China's economic slowdown threatens African progress Robert Rotberg, Harvard University China's economy has continued to slow despite efforts by its leaders to give it a boost, which is very bad news for an increasingly dependent Africa. Arts + Culture Homeland, Snowden and fictional defences of the CIA Simon Willmetts, University of Hull The battle for public opinion over whether Edward Snowden was right might just be won out, not in the press or the US Congress, but in fiction.     Contact us here to have your event listed. For sponsorship opportunities, email us here         Follow us on Twitter and join us on Facebook 2.6 million unique visitors a month You're receiving this newsletter from The Conversation. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe instantly. We'll miss you.   21st Floor, University Corner, Cnr Bertha and Jorissen Streets, Braamfontein, 2000 South Africa

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