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South Africa needs a new kind of political activism to ensure that the defence of our democracy remains at the top of the sociopolitical agenda
DROP OUT RATES

Of the 18% of matrics registered at universities, half drop out

Senior academic at the University of Johannesburg Dr Andre van Zyl says universities enroll just over a quarter of youth who complete matric.

  • Bongani Nkosi
3 min read
The 2015 #FeesMustFall student movement was surely inspired by the gallantry of the 1976 uprisings and the 1980s protests, as they were all about access to equal and quality education irrespective of race.
AFRICA HESA

Sing from the same higher education hymn sheet

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

  • Higher Education South
  • Africa Hesa
  • South Africa Guest Author
11 min read
CHE

US guru on student success in higher education to visit SA

The Council on Higher Education launches new focus on quality of university teaching and learning

  • Diane Grayson
3 min read