Ill-conceived, fanciful proposals will not improve South Africa’s education system.
There might be worse to come and Telkom’s competitors could force it into a deal, writes Lloyd Gedye.
Academic, entrepreneur, politician, visionary — universities must find multifaceted leaders to meet the challenges of globalised higher education.
Universities must help to create social cohesion by promoting the teaching of African languages.
South African academia needs to get up to speed with the fast-changing digital-journal landscape.
The UK will make publicly funded studies open to all.
For more than 10 years SA has benefited from liberal access to US markets and fear of imminent exclusion is causing panic in the automotive industry.
An unhealthy emphasis on academic publishing means there is less time for lecturing.
Outdated models of academic support still persist in universities.
Revising our government structures might be an option, but the real problem lies with people.