Some affluent institutions have already finished the first semester online, but historically disadvantaged universities like Walter Sisulu University are having to start from scratch
A Universities South Africa survey shows that 20 people — 19 staff members and one student — at local universities have died after contracting the coronavirus
Losing an academic year is untenable, but a return to class must be safe and all learners must benefit
Contradictory pandemic regulations could to be putting critical training in jeopardy
It may well be that we have warm bodies in schools, but to think their minds are highly productive is a reach
Like other sectors, higher education should continue to respond optimally to the coronavirus and map out a new path
Communication about the behavioural shifts and adaptations needed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic at institutions of higher education must be student-led
University to open residences for students who struggle to study remotely, and those who need labs on campus to finish their 2020 studies
The use of English in lectures can alienate and silence students because they feel inadequate
Reasonable time has now passed for you to act, say the signatories of this open letter to the president and Cabinet ministers
Despite promises of relocation, two months after floods people in Mamelodi are still living in a church. Bongekile Macupe and Delwyn Verasamy went to talk to the learners who are trying to get on with school while living in a loud and alien environment
Sources say the student command will be backing the “contestation” slate, which seeks to disrupt the centralised power of the leadership.
Commission orders Vodacom and MTN to lower their prices and provide daily, free ‘lifeline’ data
Universities have an ethical duty to cultivate safe and inclusive spaces of recognition and respect
A recent court ruling stipulates that the provincial government must release it scholar transport policy by January 31
‘Your vote is the change you want to see’
Your own travels can give you an idea of what tourists want
Choosing not to vote is a democratic choice, which can send a powerful message to those who harp on about those who died to make it possible
Vega’s Brand Challenge and Brand Activation allow students to see what it’s like to work with a real-life brief from a real-life client
Student, Stanford University
Staff members improve their qualifications
Autumn graduation ceremonies fairly conducted
British university players are being deterred by disgusting initiation pranks like drinking vomit
We need to address student failure as a factor in their anger towards universities
Universities must move beyond measuring inclusion based only on the number of students with disabilities they have enrolled each year.
‘Sheer incompetence’ and a lack of diligence appear to be holding up the certification process at TVET colleges.
Someone at the University of Zululand deliberately changed the results of an SRC member so that he passed fraudulently.
Ishay Govender-Ypma revisits raw and vivid memories of her coming of age in Bloemfontein.
The average student is female, black, not wealthy enough, and wants to be taught in English, writes Tinyiko Maluleke.
Words like “woke” can erode and cancel out debate. Some would say this is problematic.
Readers write in about students, rubies, and a the possibility of a state drug company.
How the country navigates the next two years will either rock or steady the ship.