Nigerian universities urged to expose sex offenders Institutions should publish the names of lecturers found guilty of sexual misconduct, says head of National Universities Commission By Anna McKie 29 August
Spare us your cast-offs, African v-c tells do-gooders in West There are better ways to help Rwanda’s state university to thrive than donating laboratory discards or old books, says Phil Cotton By Jack Grove 26 August
South African student aid provider in trouble after fees scrapped National Student Financial Aid Scheme chair stepped down citing “extreme strain” put on payments system By Anna McKie 21 August
V-c to swap South Africa’s fees and funding battles for NZ’s own Outgoing Pretoria leader Cheryl de la Rey will take experience of adversity and diversity to new role at Canterbury By Anna McKie 19 August
Bongani Mayosi, 1967-2018 Tributes paid to a leading African expert on heart disease By Matthew Reisz 16 August
African universities urged to expand farming tech efforts African Development Bank head says continent’s universities must focus on areas such as drones and AI to boost agriculture By Anna McKie 15 August
Inquiry to tackle gender imbalance among South African v-cs Universities South Africa to investigate why there are so few women in the top roles in higher education By Anna McKie 9 August
China is becoming African students’ destination du jour The high cost and visa complexity associated with Western higher education is driving a mushrooming number of African students east, says Kuyok Abol Kuyok By Kuyok Abol Kuyok 9 August
South African university drops gender titles in student correspondence The University of the Witwatersrand will not use ‘Mr’, ‘Mrs’ or ‘Miss’ in official communications By Anna McKie 25 July
Strikes force cancellation of exams at South African university Union members at Fort Hare are pushing for bigger pay increases By Anna McKie 18 July
Funding boost for African academics to fight continent’s diseases New funding commitment aims to aid drug discovery ‘in Africa by Africans’ By Anna McKie 6 July
‘Harvard of Africa’ now ‘not an academic institution’ Shift in focus at transcontinental African Leadership University prompts some staff to quit By Anna McKie 3 July
