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A Defining Moment, from Policy to Impact: University Leaders Convene to Drive...
In May 2026, the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme will bring together senior university leadership, government stakeholders, and industry partners in Cape Town for the...
View ArticleUniversities South Africa Notes the Minister’s decision to place NSFAS under...
Universities South Africa (USAf) notes the decision by the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Honourable Minister Buti Manamela, to place the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) under...
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A R520 million bursary roll-out to 5200 students is a powerful leap for...
A R520 million new university bursary scheme offered by the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) in partnership with Universities South Africa (USAf) will assist 5200 South...
View ArticleA new R520 million bursary scheme will help more than 5000 SA university...
An ambitious R520 million new university bursary scheme, just launched this year, will help more than 5000 South African university students achieve their tertiary ambitions – thanks to a partnership...
View ArticleUSAf makes the case for global talent in South Africa’s universities
Universities South Africa (USAf) notes with concern recent public statements by members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, calling for detailed disclosures on the employment...
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USAf and IBM partner to strengthen AI capacity across South African universities
Universities South Africa (USAf) entered into a strategic partnership with International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation aimed at developing a coordinated approach to artificial intelligence (AI)...
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A widely celebrated Corporate Communication executive takes over the reins at...
She was born and raised in KwaZulu-Natal and has lived in that province throughout her career. Pretoria felt like another country: new people, a new language, totally different surroundings. That is...
View ArticleAdvancing International Research Partnerships: South Africa and Canada Joint...
The Universities South Africa Research and Innovation Strategy Group (RISG) welcomes the launch of a new joint funding call by the National Research Foundation (NRF), in partnership with the Social...
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South Africa’s Higher Education sector positions itself for purpose-driven...
South Africa’s higher education sector made a strong case for strategic, purpose-driven collaboration when Universities South Africa (USAf) hosted a delegation from the London School of Economics and...
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USAf–LSE talks yield clear pathways for institution-to-institution collaboration
South Africa’s higher education sector, represented by Universities South Africa (USAf), and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) have advanced from exploratory dialogue to a...
View ArticleUSAf rejects unfounded and sensationalist claims of “collapsing” South...
Universities South Africa (USAf) notes, with serious concern, the recent article published by Daily Investor on 19 April 2026, titled “South Africa’s biggest universities are collapsing.” The article...
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South African universities publish a landmark book on entrepreneurship education
On 26 March 2026, academics, students, university leaders and government officials gathered at a hotel on the East Rand, outside Johannesburg, to celebrate the launch of Innovative Pedagogies for...
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Teaching entrepreneurship differently: the educators behind the book
When a group of South African academics submitted their teaching case studies to a national competition run by the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme team, most were not...
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Sector leaders examine the anatomy of institutional capture
Owing to growing concerns among university leaders about actors seeking governance influence outside universities’ statutory provisions and sound established practices, Universities South Africa...
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A panel discussion focuses on governance guardrails and Councils’ architecture
At the Universities South Africa (USAf) hosted governance webinar on 23 March, a panel of four higher education experts examined the structural conditions enabling institutional capture at South...
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Professor Jonathan Jansen challenges set practices in postgraduate education...
South African universities must restore the intellectual purpose of postgraduate education, defend the academy’s openness, and strengthen the quality of supervision. This was the central message...
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More degrees, less readiness: Inside South Africa’s postgraduate dilemma
South Africa’s postgraduate education system is producing more graduates than ever before. Yet universities are increasingly confronting a harsher truth: too many students arrive unprepared, too many...
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Differentiating postgraduate research by its inclination to academia,...
South African universities must urgently clarify the distinction between master’s and doctoral qualifications if the sector is to safeguard academic standards and strengthen its contribution to...
View ArticleUniversities South Africa hosts Open Access (OA) webinars during...
“The access, use and value derived from research and scholarship ought not to be a privilege that few enjoy, but should become a shared, public resource, to the benefit of many in South Africa, within...
View ArticleMomentum Group Foundation partners with Universities South Africa to scale...
The Momentum Group Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Universities South Africa (USAf), marking the start of a landmark partnership that will see Momentum’s Consumer...
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