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Department Of Higher Education

In defence of academic freedom and scientific method
Thought Leader
/ 22 May 2025

In defence of academic freedom and scientific method

The deputy director of the department of higher education has said that data produced by her department cannot be used by academics

By Thandwa Mthembu
Tips for students on how to avoid being scammed
Top Achievers 2025
/ 31 January 2025

Tips for students on how to avoid being scammed

Prospective students should be particularly aware of bogus educational institutions

By Adrian Garden
Tips for students on how to avoid being scammed
Opinion
/ 4 December 2024

Tips for students on how to avoid being scammed

Prospective students should be particularly aware of bogus educational institutions

By Adrian Garden
Saftu calls on education department to ensure workers’ rights are upheld at Educor colleges
Education
/ 27 August 2024

Saftu calls on education department to ensure workers’ rights are upheld at Educor colleges

The department of higher education and training has reinstated the private college group’s registration after after revoking it in March

By Umamah Bakharia
South Africa faces skills gap in hydrogen economy, report finds
The Green Guardian
/ 17 April 2024

South Africa faces skills gap in hydrogen economy, report finds

The Labour Market Intelligence report has found that occupational workers lack hydrogen-specific skills to compete in the global economy

By Umamah Bakharia
Educor qualifications are valid, says department
Education
/ 3 April 2024

Educor qualifications are valid, says department

The department of higher education has assured students that they will not be left stranded following the decision to deregister four private colleges

By Umamah Bakharia
Nzimande slams Educor for leaving 13 000 students stranded
Education
/ 27 March 2024

Nzimande slams Educor for leaving 13 000 students stranded

The higher education department has deregistered Damelin, CityVarsity, Icesa City Campus and Lyceum College after they failed to submit financial reports from 2020

By Umamah Bakharia
Damelin, Lyceum College and CityVarsity deregistered
Education
/ 26 March 2024

Damelin, Lyceum College and CityVarsity deregistered

The South African Union of Students says the education department has been in the process of deregistering Educor’s private institutions since July 2023

By Umamah Bakharia
Department of Education
Cabinet Report Cards 2023
/ 22 December 2023

Department of Education

Bold strides have been made in unravelling apartheid’s systems of education but there is still a lot to be done to achieve equality

By Lyse Comins
Education needs the tools to innovate, invent and create
Education
/ 30 April 2022

Education needs the tools to innovate, invent and create

New skills and solutions are needed for businesses and individuals to thrive in the rapidly changing world of work

By Nompumelelo Mokou
Students to continue with protest until demands are met
Education
/ 19 March 2021

Students to continue with protest until demands are met

Vice-chancellors tell parliament that there needs to be a lasting national solution to the funding issues as they cannot deal with them on their own

By Bongekile Macupe and Lizeka Tandwa
Portfolio committee on higher education criticises ministry for not taking it seriously
Education
/ 18 March 2021

Portfolio committee on higher education criticises ministry for not taking it seriously

Neither the minister nor deputy minister stayed for the duration of an urgent committee meeting to discuss funding challenges for university students

By Bongekile Macupe
NSFAS is a nepotist fiefdom – staff
Education
/ 14 November 2020

NSFAS is a nepotist fiefdom – staff

Employees at the student financial aid scheme have told the education parliamentary portfolio committee that the administrator did not follow procedures when people were appointed

By Bongekile Macupe
New education policy on gender violence released
Education
/ 9 August 2020

New education policy on gender violence released

Universities and other higher education institutions have to develop ways of preventing or dealing with rape and other damaging behaviour

By Bongekile Macupe
A small number of students can return to university, but some choose not to
Coronavirus
/ 26 July 2020

A small number of students can return to university, but some choose not to

They stayed away because they feared getting Covid-19, had comorbidities, were in quarantine, had become infected and the safety measures such as curfews were too limiting

By Bongekile Macupe
UCT to loan (some) students laptops during Covid-19 lockdown
Article
/ 1 April 2020

UCT to loan (some) students laptops during Covid-19 lockdown

The university is also surveying its students to ascertain what kind of support they need to be able to participate in online learning

By Bongekile Macupe
Some varsities are out of touch with students’ reality
Article
/ 19 March 2020

Some varsities are out of touch with students’ reality

On Tuesday Nzimande announced the closure of all higher education institutions as of Wednesday until April 15

By Bongekile Macupe
Government’s plan for universities and schools – the story so far
Article
/ 16 March 2020

Government’s plan for universities and schools – the story so far

Ministers outline initiatives and the plans for all education institutions

By Bongekile Macupe
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
Universities to be made more affordable
Article
/ 4 October 2019

Universities to be made more affordable

Cheaper – but not free. New regulations to tackle expensive tertiary education

By Bongekile Macupe
Postgraduate funding needs a boost
Article
/ 27 September 2019

Postgraduate funding needs a boost

There’s a shortage of skilled labour and private-public sector investment may be the solution

By Shireen Motala and Saurabh Sinha
What is the real value of a doctoral degree?
Article
/ 27 June 2019

What is the real value of a doctoral degree?

The qualification must evolve beyond the niche to better the society in which academics live

By Ylva Rodny-Gumede
Shaping cities goes beyond student beds
Article
/ 18 January 2019

Shaping cities goes beyond student beds

Sustainable urban development requires the collaboration of municipalities and the universities to advance social integration

By Mark Paterson, Leslie Bank and Jean Paul Addie
Crisis at TVET – 20 colleges shut down as students wait years for diplomas
Article
/ 24 January 2017

Crisis at TVET – 20 colleges shut down as students wait years for diplomas

‘Sheer incompetence’ and a lack of diligence appear to be holding up the certification process at TVET colleges.

By Prega Govender
Nzimande: 75% of students won’t experience fee increases in 2017
Article
/ 12 January 2017

Nzimande: 75% of students won’t experience fee increases in 2017

Student protesters should make the most of the opportunities government has made available to them, says the higher education minister.

By Staff Reporter
​Coloniality persists in our universities and we must urgently decolonise
Article
/ 18 November 2016

​Coloniality persists in our universities and we must urgently decolonise

Decolonisation will take time and those capable of making it a reality are in short supply.

By Savo Heleta
​Varsities are chronically underfunded say more than 1 200 SA academics
Article
/ 18 August 2016

​Varsities are chronically underfunded say more than 1 200 SA academics

An open letter, penned by the academics, to president, higher education minister and finance minister.

By Staff Reporter
Zuma names two new universities
Article
/ 25 July 2013

Zuma names two new universities

Two institutions being built in the Northern Cape and Mpumalanga will start operating next year with no more than 200 students each.

By Sapa
Blade Nzimande admitted to hospital
Article
/ 6 June 2012

Blade Nzimande admitted to hospital

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has reportedly been admitted to hospital after collapsing after the Numsa conference yesterday.

By Sapa
Nzimande’s priority to be skills training
Article
/ 20 April 2012

Nzimande’s priority to be skills training

Higher education minister Blade Nzimande’s budget vote next week has virtually become predictable — for colleges and Setas.

By David Macfarlane
Green paper ‘not merely meeting the needs of business’
Article
/ 27 January 2012

Green paper ‘not merely meeting the needs of business’

Proposals regarding training of further education and training college lecturers being considered.

By John Pampallis Author
UJ stampede highlights education chaos
Article
/ 10 January 2012

UJ stampede highlights education chaos

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande’s "wonderful problem" came back to haunt him when a stampede at UJ left one woman dead and 17 injured.

By Nickolaus Bauer and Faranaaz Parker
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