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Tertiary Education

Ramaphosa touts youth jobs drive as StatsSA data paints grim unemployment picture
National
/ 18 June 2025

Ramaphosa touts youth jobs drive as StatsSA data paints grim unemployment picture

The statistics agency’s youth report notes worsening joblessness, hunger and safety concerns among South Africa’s youth

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
TSIBA Business School opens doors of possibilities
Partner Content
/ 17 October 2024

TSIBA Business School opens doors of possibilities

For 20 years it has empowered students to realise their potential and emerge as future leaders

By TSIBA Business School
UJ’s Strategic Plan 2035: Charting an inclusive future through innovation and impact 
Partner Content
/ 11 October 2024

UJ’s Strategic Plan 2035: Charting an inclusive future through innovation and impact 

The plan ensures the transformative institution will make a difference locally and internationally

By University of Johannesburg
Transforming lives: The impact of quality education in South Africa
Partner Content
/ 30 June 2024

Transforming lives: The impact of quality education in South Africa

Since 1999, ITHUBA’s Scholarship programme has supported more than 300 young South Africans in pursuing tertiary education

By Charmaine Mabuza
30 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY: Thirty and thriving, or barely surviving?
Politics
/ 26 April 2024

30 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY: Thirty and thriving, or barely surviving?

Tracking the progress of South Africa’s 30-year-olds as they navigate education, work, anxiety and hope

By Aarti Bhana
Learn how to study effectively
Partner Content
/ 16 April 2024

Learn how to study effectively

Good study habits established in high school equip students with skills applicable to later aspects of life and learning

By Dr Linda Meyer
Building leadership and future leaders
Partner Content
/ 15 March 2024

Building leadership and future leaders

SBS Swiss Business School and TSIBA Business School in educational collaboration 

By TSIBA Business School
Bridging the gap between high school and university
Partner Content
/ 26 January 2024

Bridging the gap between high school and university

Extended Curriculum Programmes create an equitable education landscape

By Jamaine Krige
TSIBA graduates making huge strides in the business world 
Partner Content
/ 28 December 2023

TSIBA graduates making huge strides in the business world 

The business school is a community where dreams are realised and careers are launched

By TSIBA Business School
Restless Prejudice: Is higher education a right or privilege?
Opinion
/ 24 March 2023

Restless Prejudice: Is higher education a right or privilege?

Fair discrimination requires all South Africans to have an equal chance to meet the minimum standard to access institutions of higher education

By Motshedisi Mathibe and Hamandawana Zhou
Why the latest student protests were predictable
Opinion
/ 9 March 2023

Why the latest student protests were predictable

Those in power have learnt very little from the past and will continue to cling to the capricious hope that somehow the problem will go away

By Enver Motala and Salim Vally
Why do the student protests seem different this year?
Opinion
/ 9 March 2023

Why do the student protests seem different this year?

Their demands and the reactions they solicit no longer match those of 2015’s #FeesMustFall – students need an actionable plan, funds, accommodation

By Fatima Moosa
As student march to Wits vice-chancellor’s home, higher education sets up new committee to deal with protesters concerns
Education
/ 6 March 2023

As student march to Wits vice-chancellor’s home, higher education sets up new committee to deal with protesters concerns

The NSFAS accommodation cap and other concerns will be discussed by task force comprising the department of higher education and training, Usaf and vice-chancellors

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Despite gender progress, African men are shaping the future of higher education
Education
/ 30 September 2022

Despite gender progress, African men are shaping the future of higher education

There are only six women vice-chancellors in SA, and progress in eliminating gender bias is slow

By Edwin Naidu
Summit to explore redefining the future of education
Education
/ 18 July 2021

Summit to explore redefining the future of education

‘If education must address the needs of society, then we have to adapt to the current and future needs’

By Jill de Villiers
Online learning, a mandatory alternative
Thought Leader
/ 2 June 2021

Online learning, a mandatory alternative

We should be obsessed with how we can help our young South Africans access and utilise systems of secondary and tertiary entry education

By Chris Meintjies
Kaluke Mawila: The university campus principal who leads from the heart
Education
/ 22 May 2021

Kaluke Mawila: The university campus principal who leads from the heart

It was people’s warmth towards Kaluke Mawila that set the tone for how she manages the George campus of Nelson Mandela University

By Bongekile Macupe
The plight of the ‘missing middle’ is no joke, Nzimande
Education
/ 11 April 2021

The plight of the ‘missing middle’ is no joke, Nzimande

Parents who, on paper, look like they can afford to pay their children’s university fees often can’t. They also miss out on funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme.

By Bongekile Macupe
New VC at WSU aims to restore tarnished jewel
Education
/ 4 April 2021

New VC at WSU aims to restore tarnished jewel

Professor Rushiella Songca has ambitious plans to improve the performance of the institution

By Bongekile Macupe
Students to continue with protest until demands are met
Education
/ 19 March 2021

Students to continue with protest until demands are met

Vice-chancellors tell parliament that there needs to be a lasting national solution to the funding issues as they cannot deal with them on their own

By Bongekile Macupe and Lizeka Tandwa
No money to fund first-time university students, Nzimande says
Education
/ 8 March 2021

No money to fund first-time university students, Nzimande says

Higher education minister says NSFAS is experiencing a funding shortfall and has requested that universities extend their registration period

By Bongekile Macupe
Unisa appoints its first woman vice-chancellor
Education
/ 6 November 2020

Unisa appoints its first woman vice-chancellor

Professor Puleng Lenkabula will be the first woman vice-chancellor since Unisa’s establishment 148 years ago. She is also the fifth women vice-chancellor in the country

By Bongekile Macupe
International rankings don’t measure what matters
Education
/ 18 October 2020

International rankings don’t measure what matters

The privilege-protecting systems we use for grading universities are simply poor science

By Sioux McKenna
Young academics need mentors and sponsors
Education
/ 7 October 2020

Young academics need mentors and sponsors

New lecturers and researchers need guidance on achieving targets, or risk being thrown into the deep end without being taught how to swim

By Tebogo Mashifana
Five universities extend academic year to March 2021
Education
/ 30 September 2020

Five universities extend academic year to March 2021

Minister Blade Nzimande says a staggered ending of the academic year is intended to support students

By Bongekile Macupe
Covid-19 exposes South Africa’s digital literacy divide
Opinion
/ 8 September 2020

Covid-19 exposes South Africa’s digital literacy divide

Only a few households have access to the internet and students and learners , but educators can find ways to improve reading for meaning and digital knowledge

By Pauline Hanekom
South African universities record 22 deaths from Covid-19
Coronavirus
/ 23 July 2020

South African universities record 22 deaths from Covid-19

A Universities South Africa survey shows that 20 people — 19 staff members and one student — at local universities have died after contracting the coronavirus

By Bongekile Macupe
Our Covid-19 world: how to reintegrate students into universities
Coronavirus
/ 21 June 2020

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

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

By Luthando Jack
Dimension Data launches Saturday School in PE
Article
/ 16 March 2020

Dimension Data launches Saturday School in PE

The Gauteng Saturday School has produced a number of success stories

By Staff Reporter
The gap year
Special Reports
/ 10 February 2020

The gap year

Taking a gap after school can be the best possible way for students to prepare for their future and find their feet

By Staff Reporter
Develop responsible students through engaged research and community partnerships
Article
/ 31 October 2019

Develop responsible students through engaged research and community partnerships

Community engagement and social responsibility is not an “add on”; it is a core role and responsibility of higher education.

By Tawana Kupe
“Excuses” hinder varsity transformation, academics say
Article
/ 8 October 2019

“Excuses” hinder varsity transformation, academics say

Academics say that while a lot of ground has been covered when it comes to higher education, a lot more still needs to be done

By Bongekile Macupe
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