David Macfarlane

The Independent Media boss cites "jobs for pals" and lack of change in his resignation letter from various University of Cape Town bodies.

In an unusual case, activists want the government to be legally bound to extensive education reforms.

So heavily has the government’s thumb been pressing its "spin at all costs" button it’s become too easy to lose sight of the human realities at stake

Instead of attending a critical meeting of a university he put under administration, he took to the streets in support of the president.

New data expose the staggering inequities in state schooling, putting Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga’s own performance squarely on the line.

School workbooks now introduce another steaming pile of tender-related questions in this debacle, writes David Macfarlane.

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande is on a collision course with CUT management after putting the university under administration.

Nzimande has been advised to place two universities under administration but has given their councils the opportunity to explain themselves first.

Children are unlikely to excel in schools that are falling to pieces.

The minister’s budget-vote speech traversed competing priorities.

Parliament’s discussion about the financing of SA’s universities and skills development sector begs the question: What is at stake? The answer: A lot.

Higher education minister Blade Nzimande’s budget vote next week has virtually become predictable — for colleges and Setas.

The Central University of Technology has found itself at the centre of an independent assessment into claims of financial abuse and mismanagement.

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

A devastating report released by Minister Blade Nzimande has revealed the inadequate accommodation SA universities provide for many of its students.