Some students argue wrongly that the ANC has betrayed the promise of free higher education made in the Freedom Charter. The governing party’s populism is also to blame for the confusion.
Economic models suggest that South Africa’s GDP would fall, inequality would deepen and unemployment would rise if university graduates don’t enter the labour market in 2017.
South Africa’s end of term report at the helm of the Open Government Partnership shows that it failed to meet key targets it set for itself. But it also shows improvements in some areas.
South Africa must address the root factors contributing to nationwide protests in the higher education sector or face dire consequences
When several South African universities merged, it was hoped this would improve access and equality. It had the opposite effect.
Certain criteria are needed to lead a university but additional knowledge is also useful.
Protests and other acts of activism make visible groups and issues that are overlooked or deliberately ignored.
The students’ movement has stretched South Africans in personal, professional, powerful and provocative ways. Have academics been stretched enough to reflect deeply on the status quo at universities?
When funding imperatives dominate universities’ strategies, higher education loses sight of the work it ought to be doing: developing graduates who can make a real difference in the world.
South Africa students are protesting and have brought university campuses to a stand still. This could have been avoided.
