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Unisa surges ahead in global subject rankings and national creative outputs
On 25 March 2026, QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Ranking released results for institutions in the subject areas in which such institutions have been nominated for…
Universities need to better address gender inequality, report says
The report by the Commission for Gender Equality found that universities were reluctant to review their sexual harassment policies This content is restricted to registered users…
South Africa is home to a culture of transphobia
Two M&G articles defending trans-exclusionary views draw on the insidious anti-trans rhetoric flourishing in the UK, but ignore our country’s constitutional protections
Condemnation of UCT lecturer misses context
Groups slam UCT professor’s Hitler comment without an understanding of the lecture’s purpose
Teaching cannot live on technology alone
The assumption of digital fluency for staff and students threatens a socially just education system
Nattrass’s article should be retracted rather than debated
The relationship between science and ethics is inextricable and a study that does not consider the latter in its design cannot be supported
Tawana Kupe: It takes a continent to raise the Africa we want
Collaborating with other universities will assist in dealing with diseases and other social issues that know no borders
Covid-19 pandemic: An opportunity to press the reset button on capitalism?
Human greed has brought us to the brink of societal collapse. It is time for a student-led revolution to promote a transition to a new economic system
Academics must reach out to the public
By sharing their ideas and knowledge, they can change the world. What’s holding them back?