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How the continent’s languages can unlock the potential of young Africans

By H. Ekkehard Wolff  Africa is the home of 2144 languages. Oddly, most development theoreticians consider this a barrier to economic and social growth. Sociolinguists...

World University Rankings ignore local contexts of universities, say experts

Alec Basson The legitimacy of World University rankings is often questioned because they don't consider the local contexts of higher education institutions, especially those in...

The beauty of informal education – Why teacher learners need a day out

Gugulethu K. Radebe After spending just over three years of my life as a teacher or a teacher’s aide, I learned a lot of lessons...

Free higher education in South Africa: cutting through the lies and statistics

Seán Mfundza Muller Public discussion about higher education funding in South Africa has been beset by numerous fictions and misunderstandings since the Fees Must Fall...

Some fear that e-learning will erode African knowledge. This isn’t true.

James Njenga When people discuss the challenges related to e-learning (the use of electronic technology to facilitate learning), they tend to focus on access. This...

Why African board games should be introduced into the classroom

Rebecca Y. Bayeck When most of us think about learning, we imagine a teacher and a classroom. In reality most of the things we know,...

Matric results: Is our education system delivering? No, say experts.

Thabo Mohlala ANALYSIS The 2017 matric results have elicited animated debates and a wide range of views from various political parties, teacher unions and some education...

Here’s why South Africa has a reading crisis and what can be done about it

Peter Rule The teacher stands in front of her Grade 4 class. The 45 nine and ten-year-olds are crammed together at desks, huddled over shared...

How collaboration between established and disadvantaged schools can better South Africa’s education system

Alan Stuart I was the HOD Intermediate Phase at John Wesley School, connected to Pinetown Methodist Church near Durban. John Wesley Pinetown had been established...

The resilience of South Africa’s universities is being tested to the limit

Professor Ahmed Bawa Universities are resilient institutions. Even so, in the face of ongoing instability and deepening underfunding, South Africa’s institutions of higher learning are...

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