Higher Education South Africa

South Africa’s universities face growing risks of “institutional capture”, with Universities South Africa warning of governance failures, political interference and rising…

The minister said detractors have celebrated the reputational damage to the student funding scheme, his department and the government.

A more equitable and fair society, able to conquer the effects of pandemics, starts with debt-free education and skills development

Forcing students to study online perpetuates inequalities and stress that not even academics are prepared for

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…

These transit points can move the decolonisation process forward by breaking down barriers

The financial scheme assisting those in higher learning institutions says it is ready for the year ahead, but many don’t know that they qualify

Student debt has become an "excruciating" experience for SA’s poor families and must be "treated like the crisis it is".

Students in Soshanguve and Ga-Rankuwe are angry about the state of the Tshwane University of Technology – but plans are afoot for big changes.

Only with consensus will current threats, like low success rates, to higher education become opportunities for economic and social development.

All post-1994 ministers have had to deploy administrators to shore up troubled universities.

Higher education can make a lasting contribution to the Africa’s education challenges

They claim drastic legal changes will give him more power to interfere.

Walter Sisulu University (WSU) vice-chancellor Marcus Balintulo on Friday urged staff and students to return to the Mthatha campus on Monday.

Primarashni Gower says there is great concern about the date grade 12 results will be made known.