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South Africa: Govt to Place Embattled Unisa Under Administration
allAfrica, 7 August 2023
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Blade Nzimande informed the University of South Africa (Unisa) of his plan to put the institution under administration, Times… Read more »
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South Africa: Unisa Vice-Chancellor's Fate in the Balance After Nzimande Plans to Put Institution Under Administration
Daily Maverick, 10 August 2023
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande wants to place the University of South Africa under administration and is awaiting the university council's response. Read more »
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South Africa: How Infighting, Corruption Overshadow Tertiary Education In South Africa
allAfrica, 28 July 2023
Some of the world's most renowned universities and coming out tops in Africa, find themselves in the news - not for academic achievement but for in-fighting,… Read more »
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South Africa: Task Team to Conduct Independent Review of Unisa
SAnews.gov.za, 27 July 2020
Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has appointed a ministerial task team to conduct an independent review of the University of South Africa… Read more »
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South Africa: Minister Blade Nzimande Must Place Unisa Under Administration
DA, 25 June 2023
The Minister of Higher Education, Blade Nzimande, must place Unisa under administration following the Independent Assessor's (IA) report compiled by Prof Themba Mosia. Governance… Read more »
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South Africa: Inside Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng's Messy Exit From UCT
Daily Maverick, 22 February 2023
At the eleventh hour, University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng jumped before she was pushed -- avoiding suspension by the UCT Council by coming to an agreement on… Read more »
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South Africa: University of Fort Hare Principal Not Fazed By Eastern Cape Premier
Scrolla, 5 June 2023
Notorious Izinkabi, a dangerous group of murder-for-hire killers from KwaZulu-Natal, have been hunting for Fort Hare University Professor Sakhela Buhlungu for months -- but he will… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa's Dysfunctional Universities - the Consequences of Corrupt Decisions
The Conversation Africa, 31 January 2023
What happens when those responsible for managing universities cannot trust each other to act with integrity? In a nutshell, as I discuss in my new book, Corrupted: A study of… Read more »
South African Universities Mired In Corruption, Infighting
Some of South Africa's most renowned universities, both in Africa and the world, have found themselves in the news - not for academic achievement but for in-fighting, corruption and even murder, writes Esther Rose for AllAfrica.
On August 7, 2023, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande informed the University of South Africa (UNISA), one of the universities under investigation for mismanagement and corruption, that he would be placing it under administration.
