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Higher Education

So you think your African university fees are expensive? Try America
Africa
/ 16 March 2015

So you think your African university fees are expensive? Try America

University student protests in Africa are rife with demands for lower fees to cheaper meals. Lee Mwiti looks at the reality of varsity fees globally.

By Mail Guardian Africa
Blade: Don’t call me, follow protocol
Article
/ 5 March 2015

Blade: Don’t call me, follow protocol

Blade Nzimande’s office has told school heads and professors not to communicate directly with the minister, but to go through the proper channels.

By Qaanitah Hunter and Mmanaledi Mataboge
Boost Africa’s economy with knowledge
Article
/ 19 December 2014

Boost Africa’s economy with knowledge

African universities are under immense pressure to accelerate their developmental projects.

By William Gumede
Students out in the cold as Cida forced to close
Article
/ 11 December 2014

Students out in the cold as Cida forced to close

The private, no-fee university has been deregistered by the education authorities after falling into the red to the tune of some R30m.

By Bongani Nkosi
Mind the Gap: The place of women in higher education
Article
/ 12 August 2014

Mind the Gap: The place of women in higher education

The experience of women in academics is often a journey of construction and a negotiation of identities, writes Dr Machika.

By Dr Pauline Machika
The MBA – still the best way to the top
Article
/ 6 August 2014

The MBA – still the best way to the top

Professor Walter Baets puts new research on MBA studies into context and explains why an MBA is the ticket for personal and corporate success.

By Sponsored Feature
The integrated MBA
Article
/ 6 August 2014

The integrated MBA

Nyenrode Business Universiteit and Stellenbosch University Business School transform the MBA.

By Sponsored Feature
NWU ‘Sieg Heil’ was not innocent, says education dept
Article
/ 26 February 2014

NWU ‘Sieg Heil’ was not innocent, says education dept

North West University says its "Sieg Heil" was not intended to cause harm, but government says it "can only be characterised as unacceptable".

By Sapa
Dropouts and passes: How far has education really come?
Article
/ 16 January 2014

Dropouts and passes: How far has education really come?

The launch of Blade Nzimande’s white paper and the audited data on universities exposes the steady pattern of dropouts, failure and graduation.

By David Macfarlane and Victoria John
Help to hasten apartheid’s demise
Article
/ 5 August 2013

Help to hasten apartheid’s demise

Refusing to forget the violent conflicts of South Africa’s past is the surest way of ending them.

By Staff Reporter
Minister warns students over criticism
Article
/ 6 July 2012

Minister warns students over criticism

Deputy Higher Education Minister Mduduzi Manana (28) hit a fire storm on his appointment to the Cabinet. Bongani Nkosi turns up the heat.

By Bongani Nkosi
Private investors eye universities
Article
/ 4 May 2012

Private investors eye universities

The recent sale of the UK’s College of Law to an equity firm has raised questions about the future funding of all higher education institutions

By Staff Reporter
An ongoing process of discovery
Article
/ 4 May 2012

An ongoing process of discovery

Scholars chart the past and present and rethink the notion of university in South Africa.

By Duncan Brown Guest Author
Europe’s tertiary revolutions
Article
/ 4 May 2012

Europe’s tertiary revolutions

Contests centred on universities, states and markets continue to divide the North
— and the globe

By Peter Scott
Way forward for the humanities
Article
/ 26 April 2012

Way forward for the humanities

The groundwork has been done and it is up to academics and institutions to come on board.

By Staff Reporter
Shock report reveals dire conditions
Article
/ 2 March 2012

Shock report reveals dire conditions

Students at South Africa’s universities live in squalid accommodation and often go hungry. <b>David Macfarlane</b> reports.

By David Macfarlane
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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Article
/ 29 November 2011

Asmal’s biography sheds light on lessons that go unlearned

Kader Asmal’s biography prompts questions about how seriously politicians take higher education.

By Peter Vale
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Article
/ 28 November 2011

Silence vs dissent

If we want to reconstitute the humanities and social sciences, we first have to critique them

By Suren Pillay
Education’s political nettles
Article
/ 18 November 2011

Education’s political nettles

Trevor Manuel’s national development plan is clear on the problems but does it present workable solutions?

By David Macfarlane
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Article
/ 4 November 2011

Academically lost in translation

A new textbook for education students aims to ground them in the literacies of the academy.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 11 October 2011

SA must hear calls for change in humanities

Two recently published reports have laid the groundwork for a white paper.

By Lawrence Hamilton
‘Mediocrity isn’t a national imperative’
Article
/ 26 August 2011

‘Mediocrity isn’t a national imperative’

As the second anniversary of his assuming the reins at UFS approaches, Jonathan Jansen bemoans the anti-excellence culture in South Africa.

By Gwen Ngwenya
A glass ceiling that is still opaque
Article
/ 19 August 2011

A glass ceiling that is still opaque

Strengthening women’s participation in higher education is more than just a ‘women’s issue’.

By Cheryl Potgieter
Binge drinking rife at universities
Article
/ 29 July 2011

Binge drinking rife at universities

Students are using bursary money to buy alcohol.

By Nalisha Kalideen
Dilemma of the humanities
Article
/ 24 June 2011

Dilemma of the humanities

The humanities in South Africa are caught between a rock and a hard place — <b>John Higgins</b> assesses the state of the sector.

By John Higgins
Africa’s post-colonial scourge
Article
/ 27 May 2011

Africa’s post-colonial scourge

The ‘consultancy culture’ at universities across the continent has a corrosive effect on education.

By Mahmood Mamdani
Fund mooted to boost SADC universities
Article
/ 27 May 2011

Fund mooted to boost SADC universities

Support for intraregional collaboration in higher education is essential to boost local development.

By Piyushi Kotecha
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Article
/ 27 May 2011

It’s a case of supervising the supervisors

When disputes arise, students have little or no recourse to challenge their superiors.

By Layla Cassim
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Article
/ 29 April 2011

Lacklustre means, minuscule output

It’s no mystery why research is limited to some institutions.

By Tinyiko Sam Maluleke
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Article
/ 9 February 2011

Letters to the Editor: February 4

<em>M&G</em> readers share their thoughts on various reports in our newspaper.

By Phil Stewart and Matt Spetalnick
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Article
/ 11 January 2011

UJ: Most late applicants may not get in

Many of the prospective students flocking to the University of Johannesburg may not get in at all, the institution said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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