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Probe into SMU vice-chancellor put on ice

Education Bongekile Macupe - 13 Sep 2020

Lawyers have told Parliament’s higher education portfolio committee that it can’t examine sexual misconduct allegations against Vice-Chancellor Peter Mbati

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The case for alumni funding

Opinion Malesela Maubane & Shalate Davhana - 12 Sep 2020

Alumni can play a pivotal role in their alma mater’s long-term success and sustainability

Covid-19 pandemic highlights challenges of online teaching and learning

Coronavirus Francois Cleophas - 6 Aug 2020

The obvious hurdle is how to deal with economic inequalities among students, while other difficulties are communication without the physical aspects and how to build trust.

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Leading others in a time of crisis

Opinion Tshilidzi Marwala - 25 Jun 2020

Like other sectors, higher education should continue to respond optimally to the coronavirus and map out a new path

Our Covid-19 world: how to reintegrate students into universities

Coronavirus Luthando Jack - 21 Jun 2020

Communication about the behavioural shifts and adaptations needed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic at institutions of higher education must be student-led

Universities can decide which students return to campus, even if they are not in their final year

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 9 Jun 2020

Higher education minister expands the allowance for who can be on campus, but numbers cannot be more than a third of the student population

Watch it again: Nzimande update on higher education

Coronavirus Staff Reporter - 9 Jun 2020

The minister will brief the media on the progress in the implementation of Covid-19 measures at tertiary education institutions

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Perverse incentives for universities are wasting the skills and work of postdoctoral fellows

Education Philippa Kerr - 31 May 2020

Decision-makers appear to be outsourcing core work to an insecure academic workforce who don’t necessarily receive recognition or permanent employment

UCT plans to open residences to students

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 19 May 2020

University to open residences for students who struggle to study remotely, and those who need labs on campus to finish their 2020 studies

UWC has resilience by the bucketful

Coronavirus Vivienne Lawack - 7 May 2020

The university is implementing plans to ensure that no student is left behind during the pandemic

Learning in the time of Covid-19

Article Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi - 17 Mar 2020

WIth classes being cancelled due to the outbreak of the virus, the academic enterprise can be salvaged through the use of technology

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

Article Bongekile Macupe - 16 Mar 2020

Ministers outline initiatives and the plans for all education institutions

We must fight for Fort Hare’s unique project

Article Pedro Mzileni - 11 Mar 2020

Political calls for the vice-chancellor to resign misunderstand the mandate of a university

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

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Management live it up as Fort Hare University struggles

Article Bongekile Macupe - 18 Dec 2019

In a broken university, with “shocking conditions” for students, senior management are provided with luxury cars, with unlimited petrol

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