Education

A recent idea suggested in education forums sounds progressive and is met with warm responses from audiences keen to seek redress and pro-poor...

In “The PhD quality debate has racist...

Universities South Africa (Usaf) seeks to promote optimum conditions for universities to thrive in South Africa. Therefore, it made no sense when...

Recently, many articles and discussions have cautioned South African institutions and organisations against becoming caught up in the hype of the...

The Mail & Guardian’s education reporter, Bongekile Macupe, went to the World Innovation Summit for Education in...

Unemployment among youth stands at about 54% in South Africa — but this is a crisis which can be mitigated with effective entrepreneurial...

Two programming apps that don’t require computers played a key role in bringing the world of coding to 11 500 learners across Nelson Mandela...

What is the future of the university and higher education in light of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR)? How will 4IR affect traditional...

My favourite part of my job is when I attend the opening of a new library. I get excited about the opportunities and possibilities that a library...

Never a truer word was spoken last year than that by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation speech: “If we are to break the cycle...

Amid infrastructure backlogs, funding for students and governance issues, universities such as Fort Hare and the University of Zululand (UniZulu)...

Employees of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) and other people have been defrauding students of their allowances. One staff member...

Exactly how the Copyright Amendment Bill will facilitate “access to education” and make education cheaper have not been made clear, not least...

Today, 1.4-billion girls and women live in countries that are failing on gender equality, in areas ranging from education and decent work to health...