Higher Education South Africa

Save Fort Hare and stop with the theatrics

Article Bongekile Macupe - 28 Feb 2020

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

Transform campuses, transform society

Article Colin Chasi 1 & Ylva Rodny-gumede - 7 Feb 2020

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

Thousands of students still fail to take up Nsfas funding

Education Bongekile Macupe - 16 Jan 2020

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

Radical approach needed to tackle student debt

Article bogdan TagDiv - 23 Jul 2015

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

TUT’s neglected campuses are about to get facelifts

Article bogdan TagDiv - 11 Feb 2015

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

Sing from the same higher education hymn sheet

Article bogdan TagDiv - 8 Apr 2014

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

Varsity councils need upgrading

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 Mar 2014

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

The role of universities in averting disaster

Article Advertorial - 31 May 2013

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

Universities round on Nzimande and his Higher Education Amendment Bill

Article bogdan TagDiv - 9 Nov 2012

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

WSU VC urges return to campus peace

Article bogdan TagDiv - 17 Sep 2010

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

Policy set to curb salaries of VCs

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jun 2009

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

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Coronavirus

Lockdown heroes feed hungry kids

Lester Kiewit - 2 Apr 2020

Feeding schemes inundated with requests to assist during Covid-19 lockdown

National

‘Frustrated’ police resort to force

Lester Kiewit - 2 Apr 2020

Regulation uncertainty leaves slap-happy police and soldiers to decide when people should or shouldn’t be allowed on the streets

National

Tension over who’s boss of courts

Franny Rabkin - 2 Apr 2020

In a letter, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng questions whether Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has acted constitutionally

Press Releases

Special Reports

The online value of executive education in a Covid-19 world

Staff Reporter - 27 Mar 2020

Executive education courses further develop the skills of leaders in the workplace

Special Reports

Sisa Ntshona urges everyone to stay home, and consider travelling later

Staff Reporter - 26 Mar 2020

Sisa Ntshona has urged everyone to limit their movements in line with government’s request

Special Reports

SAB Zenzele’s special AGM postponed until further notice

Staff Reporter - 24 Mar 2020

An arrangement has been announced for shareholders and retailers to receive a 77.5% cash payout

Special Reports

20th Edition of the National Teaching Awards

Staff Reporter - 23 Mar 2020

Teachers are seldom recognised but they are indispensable to the country's education system

Special Reports

Awards affirm the vital work that teachers do

Thabo Mohlala - 23 Mar 2020

Government is committed to empowering South Africa’s teachers with skills, knowledge and techniques for a changing world

Special Reports

2020 Humanities Award winners reflect a contribution to diversity and social justice, echoing South Africa’s socioeconomic condition

Anele Ngcoya - 23 Mar 2020

The HSS Awards ensure that the humanities and social sciences thrive

Special Reports

SAB Zenzele special AGM rescheduled to March 25 2020

Staff Reporter - 18 Mar 2020

New voting arrangements are being made to safeguard the health of shareholders

Special Reports

Dimension Data launches Saturday School in PE

Staff Reporter - 16 Mar 2020

The Gauteng Saturday School has produced a number of success stories