Mixed signals in post-school system
Colleges are vital in the attempt to unscramble the confusion at the doors of higher learning that leave thousands in limbo.
Nzimande cleaning house to avoid another UJ stampede
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has unveiled his plan to better manage the admission of thousands of prospective students to universities.
Publish or perish - and damage too?
The state's research-funding model does not serve all of academia equally well.
UP finish Varsity Cup season on a high
The University of Pretoria have finished the Varsity Cup at the top of the log with a four-try bonus point victory over the University of Cape Town.
Calling all teachers
The Mail & Guardian invites you to the next Teachers Upfront dialogue.
Barbarians at UJ's gate are just victims
Those in the stampede succumbed to the ideology of rampant individualism.
Blade's green paper cuts to the education core
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande's new policy document offers an unflinchingly thorough analysis of SA's training needs, but is it enough?
Mixed reaction to minister's proposals to improve training
Experts question the proposal of a new application system for universities and the touting of FET colleges as a viable alternative to universities.
'It would be criminal to deny them access'
At the centre of the University of Johannesburg crisis is its vice-chancellor, Professor Ihron Rensburg. He spoke to Bongani Nkosi.
UJ to pay tuition fees of stampede victim's son
The University of Johannesburg says it will pay the tuition fees of the man whose mother was killed in a stampede at its Bunting Road campus.
Students prefer 'comprehensive' UJ to other institutions
After a fatal stampede in Johannesburg, questions are being raised about why late applicants in Gauteng target UJ and not other universities.
UJ stampede highlights education chaos
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande's "wonderful problem" came back to haunt him when a stampede at UJ left one woman dead and 17 injured.
University, police deny culpability in death crush
Neither the University of Johannesburg nor the metro police is willing to accept responsibility for the fatal stampede at the Bunting Road campus.
Woman killed, 17 injured in UJ stampede
A woman has been crushed to death in a stampede at the University of Johannesburg, after applicants desperate for a berth rushed the varsity's gates.
Languages of excellence
A school is pioneering a new method of teaching multilingual children in early grades.
A delicate balance
Is an over-emphasis on the rights of teachers damaging the rights of learners?
Burmese firm gets SA exploration right
South Africa has handed an offshore petroleum exploration right to a company reportedly tied to the military junta of Burma.
Students outraged by Israel mission
South African students have spoken out against what they call "Israeli apartheid agents" who plan to visit South African universities.
Vladislavic: Take two
Author, Ivan Vladislavic, has won his second UJ prize with a three-part novel that covers familiar ground.
UJ's decision was to show solidarity with the oppressed
Debate about the boycott of Israeli academic institutions has been marked by misunderstandings about the University of Johannesburg's position.
