Address pressing challenges and ditch cosmetic changes

South Africa’s tertiary landscape may get another makeover following the recent call by the Minister of Higher Education Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, for public comment on the Draft Policy for the Recognition of South African Higher Education Institutional Types.

One cannot help but feel that this process, which began in 2018, is just another futile cosmetic exercise that fails to address the more pressing issues around funding and quality of graduates coming out of South African institutions.

Perhaps, as the curtain draws on his career, Nzimande is looking at the legacy he leaves behind. The Minister and his team will insist that he has done a great job.

But many outside…

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