South African minister resists calls to resign Blade Nzimande clinging on to higher education brief ahead of general election that holds significant peril for ruling ANC-led alliance By Patrick Jack 28 April
Africa Summit: ‘Give academics studios’ to record lectures Effective digital learning requires more than a camera in a classroom, says Ghanaian e-learning leader Eric Appau Asante By Jack Grove 18 April
Africa Summit: v-c says marriage lessons are hit with students Undergraduates at Nigeria’s Covenant University enjoy their classes on how to have a happy marriage, says leader By Jack Grove 17 April
Decolonisation of African universities ‘could reduce brain drain’ Higher education sectors born out of empire fail to meet local skill needs, says professor By Patrick Jack 16 April
Sex harassment law ‘toothless bulldog’ without presidential nod Campus legislation passed by Nigerian senate in July 2020 still waiting for assent By Patrick Jack 15 April
Flailing economy hurts Egyptian students and universities Currency devaluation makes it harder for families to afford higher education, and for institutions to pay their staff By Patrick Jack 14 April
How the anti-apartheid movement failed black South Africans Thirty years ago this month, apartheid’s opponents declared victory and signed out. Yet racist legacies persist to this day, says Noam Schimmel By Noam Schimmel 14 April
Warning on Africa’s ‘immature’ educational research landscape Report finds that female education researchers are outnumbered three-to-one and face ‘multi-faceted’ challenges By Patrick Jack 5 April
Africa ‘is a laboratory for the world’, says Holberg prizewinner Cameroonian historian and philosopher Achille Mbembe says continent’s universities need more funding, and better global partnerships By Patrick Jack 19 March
South African vice-chancellors’ pay rises ‘morally bankrupt’ Average remuneration up by 8 per cent, including multimillion-rand bonus for former Johannesburg head By Patrick Jack 14 March
‘Huge gaps’ in African open science movement, new network warns Reproducibility network aims to support researchers to share science openly, improving its applications and public support By Patrick Jack 3 March
Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings 2024: time to submit your data Universities are invited to participate in the second edition of the regional ranking By Ellie Bothwell 29 January