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Higher Education South Africa

‘I will not resign,’ says Nzimande on NSFAS board dissolution
Education
/ 14 April 2024

‘I will not resign,’ says Nzimande on NSFAS board dissolution

The minister said detractors have celebrated the reputational damage to the student funding scheme, his department and the government.

By Anathi Madubela
Young people need a bailout: Cancel student debt held by national banks
Education
/ 8 May 2020

Young people need a bailout: Cancel student debt held by national banks

A more equitable and fair society, able to conquer the effects of pandemics, starts with debt-free education and skills development

By Luke Cadden
There are alternatives to pushing emergency remote learning at universities
Article
/ 1 May 2020

There are alternatives to pushing emergency remote learning at universities

Forcing students to study online perpetuates inequalities and stress that not even academics are prepared for

By Black Caucus at UCT
Save Fort Hare and stop with the theatrics
Article
/ 28 February 2020

Save Fort Hare and stop with the theatrics

The university with its rich history is not only the pride of the Eastern Cape but of the continent. It needs to regain its glorious status in academia and not only be in the news for unfortunate reasons

By Bongekile Macupe
Transform campuses, transform society
Article
/ 7 February 2020

Transform campuses, transform society

These transit points can move the decolonisation process forward by breaking down barriers

By Colin Chasi 1 and Ylva Rodny-Gumede
Thousands of students still fail to take up Nsfas funding
Education
/ 16 January 2020

Thousands of students still fail to take up Nsfas funding

The financial scheme assisting those in higher learning institutions says it is ready for the year ahead, but many don’t know that they qualify

By Bongekile Macupe
Radical approach needed to tackle student debt
Article
/ 23 July 2015

Radical approach needed to tackle student debt

Student debt has become an "excruciating" experience for SA’s poor families and must be "treated like the crisis it is".

By Bongani Nkosi
TUT’s neglected campuses are about to get facelifts
Article
/ 11 February 2015

TUT’s neglected campuses are about to get facelifts

Students in Soshanguve and Ga-Rankuwe are angry about the state of the Tshwane University of Technology – but plans are afoot for big changes.

By Bongani Nkosi
Sing from the same higher education hymn sheet
Article
/ 8 April 2014

Sing from the same higher education hymn sheet

Only with consensus will current threats, like low success rates, to higher education become opportunities for economic and social development.

By Staff Reporter
Varsity councils need upgrading
Article
/ 7 March 2014

Varsity councils need upgrading

All post-1994 ministers have had to deploy administrators to shore up troubled universities.

By Jairam Reddy
The role of universities in averting disaster
Article
/ 31 May 2013

The role of universities in averting disaster

Higher education can make a lasting contribution to the Africa’s education challenges

By Advertorial
Universities round on Nzimande and his Higher Education Amendment Bill
Article
/ 9 November 2012

Universities round on Nzimande and his Higher Education Amendment Bill

They claim drastic legal changes will give him more power to interfere.

By Bongani Nkosi
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Article
/ 17 September 2010

WSU VC urges return to campus peace

Walter Sisulu University (WSU) vice-chancellor Marcus Balintulo on Friday urged staff and students to return to the Mthatha campus on Monday.

By Ryan Hoffmann
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Article
/ 22 August 2009

Matric headache for universities

Primarashni Gower says there is great concern about
the date grade 12 results will be made known.

By Prim Gower
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Article
/ 23 June 2009

Policy set to curb salaries of VCs

The education department has released a draft policy but have failed to follow guidelines recommended by a study conducted in 2005.

By Monako Dibetle
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Article
/ 22 July 2008

Expand the researcher rating system

The principle of competition is one of the key reasons that America’s system of higher education is the best in the world.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 July 2008

‘Poor will pay for free higher education’

The ANC’s Polokwane conference resolved that the government should progressively introduce free education for the poor up to undergraduate level.

By Primarashni Gower

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