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Lack of transformation alienates students at universities

Thabo Mohlala The minister of higher education and training, Hlengiwe Mkhize, said universities should begin to seriously confront the vexed issue of transformation and autonomy. The...

A university in Ekurhuleni is definitely in the city’s future

Bonile Khanyi Progress was made recently on a plan for a university to be built in the City of Ekurhuleni when its metropolitan municipality...

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...

Hlengiwe Mkhize’s working hard to avoid university protests next year

Thabo Mohlala Minister of higher education and training (DHET), Hlengiwe Mkhize is positive the situation at universities will return to normal when the 2018/19 academic...

Studies show girls perform better academically

Thabo Mohlala A study by Stellenbosch University's department of economics found that girls outperform boys at both school and university education. Titled: The 'Martha Effect': The...
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EXCLUSIVE: No place to bath for matrics locked up at school for exams

Busisiwe Gumede Every matric pass rate a school achieves is a result of hard-work, dedication and in some cases – extreme pressure placed on students...

Medical graduates need guaranteed internship placement

Bonile Khanyi Government needs to come up with a very clear policy that will ensure all final year medical students are placed in an...

South Africa must do more to keep teachers from seeking ‘greener pastures’

Rian de Villiers Around the world, many teachers are choosing to leave their home countries once they’ve qualified. It’s a global phenomenon, and one that...

Skilled Zimbabweans vow to go back home to rebuild their country

Thabo Mohlala ANALYSIS As reality kicks in following the widespread excitement that greeted the ignominious end of Robert Mugabe’s rule, Zimbabweans will have to roll up...

CHE cracks the whip on inadequate LLB programmes

Thabo Mohlala Universities are rushing against time to meet the Council for Higher Education (CHE)’s new stringent requirements to offer LLB programme. Last week the...

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