Embattled council members at UniZulu have hit back bitterly at Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande, writes <b>David Macfarlane</b>.
The university has kept quiet about an academic’s dismissal last year for ‘too perfect paraphrasing’.
Hard-hitting report commissioned by higher education minister causes jubilation on campus.
By the age of eight, children from the poorest 80% of households in South Africa are already far behind the school performance of the richest 20%.
Widely respected academic Ahmed Bawa will be inaugurated as vice-chancellor and principal of the Durban University of Technology (DUT) this weekend.
In a heated debate that led to a secret ballot, the University of Johannesburg has cut all ties with Ben Gurion University in Israel.
Students and academics question move to ‘close’ Centre for African Studies, writes <b>David Macfarlane</b>.
Violent conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa have choked the growth of literacy in the region, a major Unesco report released this week says.
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/ 25 February 2011
Teachers trained at huge state expense could be lost to public education if the WCED does not find them teaching posts by Monday.
Can the further education and training system cope with sudden expansion?