Africa

Inaugural league table reveals strong performance by institutions beyond wealthy South Africa, with public universities outperforming private ones in four pillars

The University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa leads first ever THE ranking for the region

Groups of leading African and European universities will jointly fund at least a decade of priority research through clusters agreed in the first half of this year, although the delicate details of who gives what are yet to be decided

Infrastructure might be repaired, but the loss of historical artefacts and Sudan’s reputation for safety are irreparable, says Kuyok Abol Kuyok  

Universities move from public funding to charging tuition fees

Departure of Tawana Kupe adds to turmoil at top level of South African sector

Academics question whether two new institutions are needed in a system already facing growing pains

When Rhodes and fees both fell and Africa’s top university appointed its third black leader, hopes were raised that South African higher education was moving into a new era of equality. But several years on, funding pressures and governance failures still abound. Patrick Jack reports from Cape Town 

With just 50 sub-Saharan journals listed in Scopus, it’s time to consider how citation indexes are holding back scholarly publishing in Africa, argue David Mills and Natasha Robinson

Our rankings demonstrate that universities worldwide, not just the elite, are addressing urgent challenges

It means both the university’s vice-chancellor and chair of council have stepped down inside just a few months

The former vice-chancellor of the University of Johannesburg on the complexities of leading an institution in Africa