Posted on 29 February, 2008 by clarisseventer
19 February 2008
The Minister is deeply concerned about the disruption to the start of the academic year at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) that has led to its temporary closure. This follows close on the earlier protests at the Durban University of Technology (DUT).
The campaign for “free higher education” that is being waged [...]
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Posted on 21 February, 2008 by Johann van Wyk
The University of Pretoria has appointed Prof Irma Eloff as the new Dean of the Faculty of Education. The position became vacant in April last year (2007), following Prof Jonathan Jansen’s resignation. Prof Eloff has been Acting Dean since August 2006. The University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Education is arguably one of the leading education [...]
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Posted on 5 February, 2008 by clarisseventer
According to a new Finweek report just released, South Africa’s Education is in crisis mode. Below the summary of the report as quoted from their website: www.fin24.com “The report revealed not only the shocking skills shortage 13 years into post apartheid South Africa, but a fundamental crisis in an education system sorely lacking resources to adequately equip a [...]
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