For how long can SA tolerate the waves of academic hostage taking? Some colleges have not been able to operate for most of the 2018 academic year. The actions of a small band of anarchists are preventing more than 2,000 students from continuing their studies at one of SA’s largest technical and vocational education and training campuses. These students are stranded — they literally have nowhere to go to continue their studies. Our politicians must consider how the actions of populist gangs constrain those who wish to strive for a better life. Activism associated with violence, intolerance and hate is not the way to rebuild our economy. Our leaders cannot turn a blind eye to a smoldering powder keg just because they wish to harvest votes at all cost in the coming election. For every semester that academic institutions are not able to teach, the country as a whole loses the opportunity to recruit new skills into the workplace. There is a high demand for skilled personnel but the count...
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