Minibus taxis crucial in public transport overhaul
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of Cape Town August 10, 2018
There are signs of a fundamental shift in the South African government’s attitude towards the minibus-taxi sector and its role in urban transport. Since its origins in the 1920s in the form of independently owned sedan vehicles, the minibus-taxi sector has been both a reviled and welcomed part of... Read more
Multilingual HE is possible but will take great effort and commitment
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of South Africa August 10, 2018
All is not lost in the quest for multilingual higher education in South Africa. Other indigenous languages elsewhere have succeeded in establishing themselves as viable academic languages and the same can be done with South African languages, especially with technology emerging as the decisive game changer. However, it will... Read more
Breastfeeding and the politics of the female body
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of Pretoria August 7, 2018
If breastfeeding did not already exist, someone who invented it today would deserve a dual Nobel Prize in medicine and economics” – Keith Hansen, World Bank (2016). At the beginning of every August, we celebrate World Breastfeeding Week (WBW). And every year we are reminded of the elixir-like qualities... Read more
The social impact project “Overcoming Career Circumscription and Compromise” – which offered career guidance to Grade 9 learners in communities with little to no resources – is so crucial that efforts must be redoubled to ensure the project’s continuation. This was the conclusion of the team and funder responsible... Read more
New higher education network to boost production of PHDs among university staff
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of Pretoria August 3, 2018
A higher education network that entails American and South African universities working together, was launched in Johannesburg recently. The overall collaboration will strengthen various aspects of the South African higher education system. The organising members of the United States-South Africa Higher Education Network are Rutgers University-Newark, the University of... Read more
Dr Judy Dlamini announced as new Wits Chancellor
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of the Witwatersrand August 1, 2018
Dr Judy Dlamini elected as the new chancellor of Wits University. The University of the Witwatersrand is proud to announce that Dr Judy Dlamini has been duly elected as the new Chancellor of the University, a position that she will take up from 1 December 2018. She takes the... Read more
Traditional recruitment platforms are not geared towards efficiently linking job seekers with job opportunities s, says youth employment engine Lulaway. Traditional online portals cater for white collar applicants, leaving behind the vast majority of jobseekers who don’t have formal qualifications or extensive experience, says Lulaway’s chairman, Andile Mkhosana. “To... Read more
Building research writing capacity in Postgraduate students
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadResearch July 30, 2018
The Discipline of Geography in the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences (SAEES) hosted a series of postgraduate workshops to teach writing methods and encourage peer learning. Workshops were part of a deliverable on a Water Research Commission (WRC) funded project investigating the use of water in agriculture*. The third and last... Read more
Policy on gender based violence at higher education institutions pending
ArchivesLatest newsMust-Read July 27, 2018
The Department of High Education and Training will soon adopt its first ever framework policy addressing gender-based violence at universities and colleges in an effort to curb the scourge. The move was announced last night by Deputy Minister Buti Manamela during an address at the Afriman Rising Dialogue at... Read more
Medical students return from Cuba
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal July 27, 2018
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is preparing to welcome 96 medical students returning home after 5 years of study in Cuba. The Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro Collaboration students are part of the Cuba-South Africa Medical Training Programme. They will now continue and complete their final year of studies and... Read more
