Quality of Education in SA fares badly in comparison with poorer countries

 The quality of education in South Africa fares badly in comparison with that of other poorer countries, according to research by The Human Sciences Research Council.
Cas Prinsloo, the chief research specialist at the education research unit, recently commented that national comparative pupil assessments and trends in international maths and science surveys, particularly at grades 4 and [...]

University of Cape Town improves its university ranking

University of Cape Town (UCT) has been ranked 179 in the Times Higher Education QS World University Rankings for 2008, improving its position from 200th place last year, and 257th in 2006. UCT is the only African University on the list.
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Review of South African Education published by OECD

Karen McGregor recently wrote an article in University World News Africa Edition on the review by the OECD of South African education. According to her article the OECD review praised South African education for its “impressive forward thinking” and post-apartheid reform, but also calls for improved management of change in higher education and a reappraisal [...]

New tracking system for South African school learners

The South Africa Department of Education has launched a new system aimed at tracking the movements of pupils from school to school. Called the Learner Unit Record Information and Tracking System (LURITS), the system will assign each pupil a unique tracking number that will remain with the pupil throughout his or her school career, giving school [...]

A Dress-code for South African teachers?

The South African Council for Educators (SACE) has called on schools to help formulate guidelines for a dress code for school teachers. Articles relating to the dress-code for teachers issue can be read by clicking on the links below:
Article in Bua News 30 Sep 2008 by Gabi Khumalo – Click Here!
Article in Mail and Guardian [...]

Research in Africa on downward spiral

Wachira Kigotho recently wrote an article in The Standard Online Edition on the “Death of Research in Africa”. In this article he indicates that the scientific gap between Sub-Saharan African countries and the rest of the world is widening to unacceptable levels as a result of weak or total absence of research policies. He reiterrates [...]

Reward South African universities that are more productive

In an article in the Sunday Times of 21 September 2008, Adam Habib wrote that the formula for awarding money for research ought to encourage intervarsity competition. In his article he refers to Malegapuru Makgoba, vice-chancellor of the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s article “A better way to cut up the pie” ( Sunday Times, 7 September ), which brough [...]