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Department of Higher Education and Training

Educor's recovery: Department of higher education fully reinstates City Varsity and Damelin colleges

South Africa

Educor's recovery: Department of higher education fully reinstates City Varsity and Damelin colleges

By Siyabonga Goni

City Varsity’s Cape Town saga — students lack academic results, staff face UIF battles and unpaid salaries

South Africa

City Varsity’s Cape Town saga — students lack academic results, staff face UIF battles and unpaid salaries

By Siyabonga Goni

UCT faces campus shutdown as protesting students demand housing and fee block reforms

South Africa

UCT faces campus shutdown as protesting students demand housing and fee block reforms

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Shrinking budget leaves thousands of students with no pathway to higher education

Op-eds

Shrinking budget leaves thousands of students with no pathway to higher education

By Aliya Chikte and Matshidiso Lencoasa

Unpaid NSFAS fees threaten student accommodation: a looming crisis ahead of 2025 academic year

South Africa

Unpaid NSFAS fees threaten student accommodation: a looming crisis ahead of 2025 academic year

By Takudzwa Pongweni

City Varsity lecturers and support staff resign over non-payment of salaries

Maverick News

City Varsity lecturers and support staff resign over non-payment of salaries

By Siyabonga Goni

Students’ dreams on hold amid ongoing instability at Educor campuses

Maverick News

Students’ dreams on hold amid ongoing instability at Educor campuses

By Siyabonga Goni

Students reeling after Damelin cancels year-end exams, urged to transfer without clarity

Business Maverick

Students reeling after Damelin cancels year-end exams, urged to transfer without clarity

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Educor’s City Varsity in Cape Town in turmoil with students stranded, ‘heartbroken’ teachers unpaid

Business Maverick

Educor’s City Varsity in Cape Town in turmoil with students stranded, ‘heartbroken’ teachers unpaid

By Siyabonga Goni

This is what’s needed to build a coherent skills response to the Just Energy Transition (Part Three)

South Africa

This is what’s needed to build a coherent skills response to the Just Energy Transition (Part Three)

By Baba-Tamana Gqubule and Presha Ramsarup

It’s time to get vocational education less wrong in the battle against youth unemployment (Part Two)

Business Maverick

It’s time to get vocational education less wrong in the battle against youth unemployment (Part Two)

By Stephanie Allais

Getting South Africa’s skills needs right requires the right incentives and accurate data (Part One)

Business Maverick

Getting South Africa’s skills needs right requires the right incentives and accurate data (Part One)

By Stephanie Allais and Siphelo Ngcwangu