Ahmed Bawa
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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
Ramaphosa closes schools as country grapples with coronavirus
Following several other countries, South Africa will send learners home this week
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
University is not right for everyone
Young people see technical colleges as dumping sites instead of places to acquire sought-after skills
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
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.
Ante upped in varsity fees showdown
The president is sitting on the fees commission’s report, but Gigaba’s budget may show his hand
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.
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.
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.