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The varsity research subsidy game is up — the education department must not back down
The higher education minister’s latest communique takes aim at hyper-publication, predatory journals and rent-an-affiliation deals. Some universities seem rattled. His department must stand firm. Sioux McKenna is professor of higher education research at Rhodes University. One academic submitted 125 journal articles and 30 conference presentations for subsidy last year. That is an article every three days. Another author claimed seven books in a single year. Nobody creates s…
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Fibre-ready homes connect South Africa’s housing and digital ambitions
South Africa has made significant progress in expanding access to housing and mobile connectivity. These developments have largely happened independently of one another. In many township housing developments, provision for fixed broadband has not been part of the original infrastructure plans. As more households depend on the internet for education, employment and business, this gap has become increasingly significant. The opportunity now is to make connectivity part of how…
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