In this week’s Friday Briefing, we reflect on the challenges facing new the higher education minister if he is going to clean house.

South Africa's new higher education minister Buti Manamela steps into a tumultuous landscape after the fallout from his predecessor's tenure. Can he rise to the occasion and tackle the systemic ...

Embroiled in allegations of corruption and nepotism and students failing to complete their in-service training due to stipends not being paid, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Mimmy ...

Following concerns of widespread governance failures in the sector education and training authorities (Setas) and the lack of ...