African Universities

African tertiary institutions have a role to play in generating the knowledge and inventions which will allow the continent to solve its unique problems

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The exclusionary obstacles that international students face affect their academic performance.

African universities were once considered vital tools for nation building and destroying them risks reversing the developmental gains we have made.

Unless the government acts now, we will leave our children with a legacy of scientific colonialism.

Flagship universities should be nurtured to enhance the continent’s competitiveness.

Western hegemony in higher education will not fall as long as state policies perpetuate it.

Despite overcoming much of its apartheid legacy, the university is being denied the financial aid it needs to develop its facilities.

African universities are under immense pressure to accelerate their developmental projects.

The Africanisation of the curricula at higher education institutions is long overdue.

Students at South Africa’s universities live in squalid accommodation and often go hungry. <b>David Macfarlane</b> reports.

Leaked letter written by UKZN audit chair Martin Hall ‘substantially compromised audit’, writes <b>Ahmed Essop</b>.

If tertiary collegiality has succumbed to managerialism, where do we go from here?