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Futile exercise: The writer argues that even if higher education were to digitalise their systems, it would still not help contain the influx of first year students at the too few institutions, including 26 universities. Photo: Supplied

Digitisation not panacea for varsity space

Any talk about scaling up digitalisation of higher education as a solution to the large demand for access to the university must fiercely confront the structural challenges that are deeply concerning

  • Eyaaz
7 min read

NWU’s population and health expertise is guiding South Africa to a more equitable future

The Population and Health Research Entity at the North-West University (NWU) brings together both budding and veteran researchers with a singular mission: to illuminate and address the shifting dynamics of South Africa’s population, health and social structures

3 min read

Space biology will be a first for Africa 

‘Because we are largely removed from the space researchers in Europe and America, our students and researchers think differently and more creatively’

  • Derek Davey
4 min read