The report by the Commission for Gender Equality found that universities were reluctant to review their sexual harassment policies
Modernised infrastructure, curriculum renewal and new research agenda driving UFH forward
The chair is part of UFH’s larger plan to be socially and contextually relevant
Producing skilled staff in this field will help to develop the Eastern Cape’s already significant dairy industry
Amadlelo Agri and UFH are working together to benefit local communities and the broader dairy industry
Empowering small-scale dairy farmers across the rural-urban divide is the way forward
Conditions are perfect for sustainable dairy farming, but with skills development it could yield even greater benefits
Join Mail & Guardian and the University of Fort Hare on 17 April 2024 for a pivotal election debate. Engage with top leaders as South Africa approaches a historic election, marking 30 years of democracy amidst challenges and new political dynamics.
Provincial secretary Bheki Mtolo says Zondo is playing politics and ‘needs to be stopped’
The vice-chancellor faced danger in his bid to turn around a university overwhelmed by crime and with teaching, research and human resources in shambles.
The attack on the university’s vice-chancellor, Professor Sakhele Buhlungu, has led to calls for urgent action
Over the last year, amid lockdowns and recession, the number of part-time jobs increased while full-time jobs took a cut in South Africa
Experts say there is no evidence yet to show that government-funded employment schemes work long term
Nearly a year after Nzimande announced that NSFAS beneficiaries would receive laptops as part of the interventions for Covid-19 at higher education institutions, the devices are yet to be delivered
The university says it has to take the precautionary measures because 26 students have tested positive on its East London campus
Fort Hare says 26 more students have tested positive while Walter Sisulu University says some of its students have been admitted to hospital.
The 30 students, who went to a bash at a tavern in East London, were not wearing masks, did not sanitise their hands nor keep to social distancing regulations.
Minister Blade Nzimande says a staggered ending of the academic year is intended to support students
Those at historically disadvantaged universities feel abandoned while their peers at richer institutions continue with their studies
Political calls for the vice-chancellor to resign misunderstand the mandate of a university
The university with its rich history is not only the pride of the Eastern Cape but of the continent. It needs to regain its glorious status in academia and not only be in the news for unfortunate reasons
Robert Mugabe shaped and twisted an entire nation in his own image. Now he can rule forever from the Great Presidential Palace in the Sky.
The Universities of Walter Sisulu and Fort Hare had to send staff and students home as a municipal protest had affected water supply
This is a response to Mathew Blatchford’s column ‘Don’t attack the Chinese — learn from their example’
A true soldier of the struggle, till the very end
The minister won’t babysit her sector but she intends to clamp down on council members who are there to enrich themselves
Last Thursday, 32 students were arrested during a violent protest over meal allowances
George Charamba said the South African government had to make the final decision on whether to invite Mugabe to South Africa’s oldest university.
The university has played a historic role but must now lead the way in establishing leading African institutions of knowledge.
The failure of the ANC to rebuild the legendary university after 1994 has had serious results.
There has been little real progress towards Africanising our education system.
The Nelson Mandela Museum is to run a year-long festival to celebrate the 90th birthday of the revered former president, Kader Asmal has announced.