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What happens when queer rural lives are left out of care?
Rural LGBTQIA+ individuals face mental health and other problems due to lack of affirming care, underlining the need for education and new, inclusive guidelines
New science hub bridges lab-skills gap for underprivileged students
The facility aims to equip future scientists with skills to lead research and healthcare advancements in the country
OPINION | The impact of the NITheCS Internship on South African science
The annual National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences internship is being expanded to include 25 universities, led by Stellenbosch
Collaboration key to solving Africa’s science problems
An outreach programme aimed at boosting participation in STEM subjects in Limpopo has highlighted the concerns and dreams of the next generation
Q&A Sessions: For Mosadi Mahoko, plastic surgery isn’t glamorous, but it saves lives
Plastic surgeon Dr Mosadi Mahoko reflects on the less glamorous aspects of her job, winning the prestigious Jack Penn award and why she loves the sea
Parliament probe into vice-chancellor fails to get answers
Peter Mbati’s appointment at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University in Pretoria is under the spotlight
Witness fumbles at Mbati’s parliament inquiry
The sole remaining witness flounders on the first day of the higher education portfolio committee investigation into SMU vice-chancellor Professor Peter Mbati
Fifteen witnesses for vice-chancellor probe
Sefako Makgatho University vice-chancellor Professor Peter Mbati had interdicted parliament last month from continuing with the inquiry
Five universities extend academic year to March 2021
Minister Blade Nzimande says a staggered ending of the academic year is intended to support students
Probe into SMU vice-chancellor put on ice
Lawyers have told Parliament’s higher education portfolio committee that it can’t examine sexual misconduct allegations against Vice-Chancellor Peter Mbati
A small number of students can return to university, but some choose not to
They stayed away because they feared getting Covid-19, had comorbidities, were in quarantine, had become infected and the safety measures such as curfews were too limiting
Students ‘dreams are crumbling’
Those at historically disadvantaged universities feel abandoned while their peers at richer institutions continue with their studies
South African universities record 22 deaths from Covid-19
A Universities South Africa survey shows that 20 people — 19 staff members and one student — at local universities have died after contracting the coronavirus
UniZulu students’ accommodation conditions are ‘inhumane’
A chronic housing shortage at the University of Zululand means many students are living in squalid conditions, whether on or off campus
Universities: a mirror of their communities
Working with the community surrounding Univen was the most constructive way to changing mindsets