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I thought we should acknowledge this important day in our South African calender by refreshing our memories on Madiba’s extraordinary life.

This is a reminder that one determined person with a good plan is able to make a huge difference in SA. Take another bow Dr Louise van Rhyn.

Government's campaign to say that South Africa is open for business and will soon have a well-educated workforce must start at Grade 1.

Alec Hogg’s Inbox: Citizens held the line while the State went AWOL Good journalism has always been about relaying the stories of those who have experienced the news. But nowadays we are infested with agenda-driven opinions, many trotted out by well-intentioned youngsters who have barely entered the university of life. So it was a joy to receive this email from a reporter from the old school, former Sunday Times editor and publisher Brian Pottinger. He shared: Thanks for GG Alcock’s timely piece. I knew his parents when I was a reporter on The Daily News and was devastated when Neil was a...

It is estimated that there are 20,000 universities globally, South Africa has 26. There are a number of agencies which rank universities; The QS Survey, The Times Higher Education Survey and the Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR) to name a few. The CWUR grades universities on four factors without relying on surveys and university data submissions: quality of education (25%), alumni employment (25%), quality of faculty (10%), and research performance (40%). This year, 19,788 institutions were ranked, and those that placed at the top made the global 2,000 list. SA Position Thirteen uni...