Some private higher institutions exaggerate their strengths and do not mention their weaknesses in the hope of being accredited. This is one thing that Derrick Zitha, a Council on Higher Education (CHE) project administrator in the HEQC division, has learnt by comparing what’s written on the application to the reality during site visits. Zitha recalls […]
While private providers of higher education have proven themselves to be especially strong in areas like design and film studies, many of them still have to walk a mile before they can match the quality offered at public institutions. A report on The state of private higher education provision in South Africa by the Council […]
As the United States gets down to war with Iraq, the superpower’s dominance of the world stage has never seemed more certain. Back at home, though, signs of weakness abound. Stock markets are tumbling, petrol prices are rising, and the budget deficit grows larger every day. There is talk of another recession. The sickness of […]
The Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) and Oracle are helping disadvantaged learners solve for ‘x†in their newly established mathematics school. Three hundred and sixty youngsters from grades 9 to 11 no longer wander the streets on Saturday mornings, and RAU tutors are getting down to the business of science, mathematics and technology with them. The […]
The Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) and Oracle are helping disadvantaged learners solve for ‘x†in their newly established mathematics school. Three hundred and sixty youngsters from grades 9 to 11 no longer wander the streets on Saturday mornings, and RAU tutors are getting down to the business of science, mathematics and technology with them. The […]
The Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) and Oracle are helping disadvantaged learners solve for ‘x†in their newly established mathematics school. Three hundred and sixty youngsters from grades 9 to 11 no longer wander the streets on Saturday mornings, and RAU tutors are getting down to the business of science, mathematics and technology with them. The […]
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President Thabo Mbeki described the new African era as the season of hope for the continent and one in which Africans are prepared to take care of their own. He was addressing the 26th Singapore Lecture on the island during his one-day state visit on Thursday. He was invited to give the lecture, one that former president Nelson Mandela was also ”honoured” to provide.
Claims of South Africa being a mecca for organised crime are based on speculation, the police’s head statistician said on Thursday. Measuring the contribution of organised crime to the country’s general crime statistics is a near-impossible feat, said assistant commissioner Chris de Kock.
The United States has issued a drought alert for Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, warning that conditions in parts of the Horn of Africa countries threaten starvation, water shortages and diseases. The alert was issued on Wednesday in Washington by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.