Despite the high court ruling against using schools during rallies and elections, political parties continue to use students and campuses
The #FeesMustFall protests demonstrated the burden of higher education in South Africa, a concept institutions contend with annually
New apps and online therapy show promise, but more research is needed to help understand who will benefit from digital interventions
Kenyan students who are presumed to be gay are often kicked out of school, but queer activists are putting this practice on notice
Despite Covid-19 regulations and increases in infections, the army has continued some training courses, putting hundreds of students’ lives at risk
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Much of the focus is on how technologies will change the world of work and education, but students are just as likely to use them for other objectives. If not regulated they can undermine upward mobility and the academic project
South Africa’s universities have an important role to play as they overcome legacies of inequality
Many people will be experiencing the destruction to the campus after the blaze for the first time, having previously seen only photos of the aftermath
Students, alumni and staff share their memories and thoughts after blaze leaves a path of devastation at the UCT and its Jagger Reading Room
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Clean-up operations and repairs to infrastructure are being initiated, while the full extent of the damage wrought by the fire is still being assessed
Your brain remembers differently when using tech or simply pen and paper
The police’s actions at student marches seem to contradict that fact
Funds will be diverted from the higher education department to help cover the NSFAS shortfall
By building online courses backwards, the necessary skills can be taught in stages
Before Nzimande or anyone in government thinks of telling young people to “choose” TVET colleges again, they need to fix this sector
The university says it has to take the precautionary measures because 26 students have tested positive on its East London campus
Nehawu wants the scheme’s administrator, Randall Carolissen, to be removed
On Monday, 5 October — World Teachers Day — we recalled the teachers who helped us become the people we are today
Only a few households have access to the internet and students and learners , but educators can find ways to improve reading for meaning and digital knowledge
China is becoming the preferred destination for countries such as Ghana and Nigeria
A GBV policy framework that achieves gender equality in the post-school education sector and broader society needs to be urgently implemented
The headcount of black students at all universities stood at 84.8% in 2017 compared with 14.3% of white students. In 2005 black students comprised 74.5% of the university population while white students made up 25.3%
The Sexual Offences Act criminalises sex with a person under the age of 16 by a person over the age of 18
Loneliness can seem like a hopeless hole that increases anxiety, depression, fears or thoughts of suicide
The Covid-19 pandemic gives universities an opportunity to find new ways of ensuring the health and well-being of students
The future is uncertain, and the number of people suffering from anxiety and depression is rising
Some affluent institutions have already finished the first semester online, but historically disadvantaged universities like Walter Sisulu University are having to start from scratch
A Universities South Africa survey shows that 20 people — 19 staff members and one student — at local universities have died after contracting the coronavirus
Losing an academic year is untenable, but a return to class must be safe and all learners must benefit
Contradictory pandemic regulations could to be putting critical training in jeopardy
It may well be that we have warm bodies in schools, but to think their minds are highly productive is a reach
Like other sectors, higher education should continue to respond optimally to the coronavirus and map out a new path