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Ahmed Bawa

University funding crisis: Economy crumbling under weighty student debt
National
/ 2 September 2022

University funding crisis: Economy crumbling under weighty student debt

Student debt is growing quickly and, if something doesn’t change, it could jeopardise the country’s already struggling economy

By Sarah Smit
Ramaphosa closes schools as country grapples with coronavirus
Article
/ 15 March 2020

Ramaphosa closes schools as country grapples with coronavirus

Following several other countries, South Africa will send learners home this week

By Bongekile Macupe
USAf’s position on Bill in line with its mission
Article
/ 13 December 2019

USAf’s position on Bill in line with its mission

Universities South Africa takes exception to André Myburgh’s characterisation of its submission on the Copyright Amendment Bill

By Ahmed Bawa
University is not right for everyone
Article
/ 18 January 2019

University is not right for everyone

Young people see technical colleges as dumping sites instead of places to acquire sought-after skills

By Bongekile Macupe
Would-be students scramble to enrol
Article
/ 12 January 2018

Would-be students scramble to enrol

Teens from outlying provinces brave the big city’s cruelties in the hope of bagging a prized university spot, knowing that nothing is certain

By Bongekile Macupe and Gemma Ritchie
University South Africa is concerned about new funding proposal
Article
/ 13 November 2017

University South Africa is concerned about new funding proposal

USAf CEO Ahmed Bawa warned that the government’s implementation of the fees commission’s recommendations was more important than the report’s release.

By Staff Reporter
Ante upped in varsity fees showdown
Article
/ 20 October 2017

Ante upped in varsity fees showdown

The president is sitting on the fees commission’s report, but Gigaba’s budget may show his hand

By Staff Reporter
Vice-chancellors want free tuition for poor students in 2017
Article
/ 27 October 2016

Vice-chancellors want free tuition for poor students in 2017

Varsity heads want student aid to be extended to families earning less than R200  000 a year.

By Prega Govender
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Article
/ 4 August 2011

Bawa’s baptism of fire

Although the challenges at the Durban University of Technology aren’t what he was expecting, new vice-chancellor Ahmed Bawa swears he’s up to the job.

By Victoria John
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Article
/ 23 March 2011

New era for Durban University of Technology

Widely respected academic Ahmed Bawa will be inaugurated as vice-chancellor and principal of the Durban University of Technology (DUT) this weekend.

By David Macfarlane

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