Latest articles on Higher Education South Africa

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

Education Luke Cadden - 8 May 2020

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

There are alternatives to pushing emergency remote learning at universities

Article Black Caucus at UCT - 1 May 2020

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

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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".

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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 Jairam Reddy - 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

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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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