Learning to serve up the cake

Article Abstract:

South Africa cannot afford its 21 universities and 15 technical universities known as technikons and urgently requires large-scale investment in technical education below degree level. However, not only is the 220 million Rand in the proposed Redress Fund which could be used as the first stage in securing greater equity in the funding of higher education, totally inadequate, but it has so far proved impossible to reach agreement on its use. Former vice chancellor of Durban-Westville University Jairam Reddy explains that South Africans are suffering the social and psychological consequences of their racism.

Finance, Column, Schools, Education, Higher, Higher education

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Mandela steps in to race crisis

Article Abstract:

The University of Durban-Westville (UDW) in South Africa is being damaged by the administration's failure to tackle issues of authority, internal politics and race. The university is being investigated under orders of President Nelson Mandela. UDW has sought to become more democratic during the last decade following years of fighting racism under the former apartheid system. Control of the university is now apparently being fought by the African National Congress and other left-wing parties. UDW traditionally has Indian staff and has previously been perceived as a non-African university.

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A race against disaster

Article Abstract:

South Africa aims to promote equality through its Reconstruction and Development Program and educational institutions can help achieve this in terms of research, and helping develop and implement policy. Changes will have to be made in higher education, and these include better access through distance leaarning, part-time and short courses, and reform of the curriculum. There should also be stronger links between higher education and the community.

Social aspects

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