Universities

Durban University of Technology invites prospective students to apply for selected 2027 academic programmes in Applied Sciences and Engineering and the Built Environment.

This article explores the complex question of university ownership and governance, arguing that universities are not owned by any single constituency but are institutions held in…

African governments generate vast quantities of citizen data, from health records to tax filings, land registries and school enrolments. Much of it leaves the continent to be…

Universities remain among the few institutions in society dedicated to the careful creation and stewardship of knowledge. If they respond to AI primarily through fear and…

South Africa’s fragile freedoms are recorded in classrooms, songs and satire. These books archive courage, dissent and institutional memory

The student financial aid scheme said its appeals process would be open until 14 January

Universities need to be agile and flexible and focused on innovation and job creation to create courses tailored to needs and the job market’s demands

It is imperative that we break the silence and change the narrative of black women who enter academic spaces

The case of Prof. Tawana Kupe has brought into focus a larger dilemma facing higher education institutions

Lecturers need to work with ChatGPT — it is not going away and the bad points can be managed

I found out the hard way that postdoctoral fellows are vulnerable and should be wary of attractive-sounding supervisory positions

Barriers to recruitment and enrolment of students from other countries, particularly in Africa, must be overcome

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

Papama Mnqandi is a social entrepreneur and youth activist based in the Eastern Cape.

Covid-19 has forced universities and colleges to take much of their teaching online and presented an opportunity to improve and expand this model