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Business accused of being ‘absent’ in skills development programmes
Higher Education Deputy Minister Buti Manamela and union leaders have challenged the private sector to actively support skills development and open workplace doors to combat…
Services Seta, Takealot launch ambitious R103m digital skills development initiative
Services Seta and Takealot have partnered to launch a R103-million initiative aiming to equip 20,000 young South Africans with vital e-commerce and digital economy skills.
Mbalula step-aside ‘unjust’ as ANC leaders call AfriForum case politically motivated
Senior ANC members have rallied to defend secretary-general Fikile Mbalula after the NPA decided to prosecute him for crimen injuria, calling the AfriForum-driven case…
NSFAS faces fresh uncertainty after court suspends administrator
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) faces renewed uncertainty after the Pretoria High Court suspended administrator Professor Hlengani Mathebula and restored the…
Universities must put South Africans first – but not alone
More than three decades after apartheid, South Africa's debates are still framed through racial lenses. The controversy over foreign academics at universities, amidst xenophobia…
What a functioning NSFAS could mean for South Africa
Dr. Randall Carolissen, former NSFAS Administrator, shares his insights on the institution's past failures, hard-won successes, and the critical reforms still required to ensure…
Foreign academics are not the problem South African universities need to solve
A parliamentary briefing by Minister Buti Manamela has reignited the debate around foreign academics in South African universities. While public concern about employment is…