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#changethestory: A Coalition of Jumpers

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"South Africa needs brave men and women, who are all willing to jump to build a better country," writes Lorenzo Davids. File picture: Nokuthula Mbatha / Independent Media. by Lorenzo Davids, 12 AUGUST 2019, 07:00AM, OPINION While sitting in the sprawling Ga-Mashie township on the outskirts of Accra in Ghana last week I saw once again …

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Jail costs more than education

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#changethestory: Jail costs more than education "We cannot accommodate more prisoners. To house a prisoner in South Africa costs the state on average R390 a day," writes Lorenzo Davids. Pictures: Brendan Magaar/African News Agency(ANA) by Karen Hao, Aug 2, 2019, MIT Technology Review by Lorenzo Davids, 15 JULY 2019, 07:33AM, OPINION According to available data, South Africa …

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Universities see an increase in donations

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The evidence is clear that over the past five years, and perhaps particularly after the #FeesMustFall campaign, increasing numbers of South Africans, local foundations and corporates are investing in higher education. by Shelagh Gastrow • Opinionista • 7 July 2019 The 2018 Annual Survey of Philanthropy in Higher Education published by Inyathelo has been released and it …

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AI education in China

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China has started a grand experiment in AI education. It could reshape how the world learns. In recent years, the country has rushed to pursue “intelligent education.” Now its billion-dollar ed-tech companies are planning to export their vision overseas. by Karen Hao, Aug 2, 2019, MIT Technology Review Zhou Yi was terrible at math. He risked …

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Considerations towards Ethical Leadership

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Considerations towards Ethical Leadership: Women-centred approaches to Leadership We are living in a time of disenchantment. Every day we are faced with news that makes us question how we got to where we are today. We question the quality of leaders we have and their ability to guide us and where they intend to take …

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Resisting University Capture: Adam Habib, Wits and Fallism

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Resisting University Capture: Adam Habib, Wits and Fallism Universities in South Africa are not in danger of being looted — their assets will not attract the Guptas. But they are in danger of being ‘captured’ by constituencies who do not appreciate their national value or importance and who are content to use any means available …

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IMF report slams SA’s education folly

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Reference: 21 MARCH 2019 - 05:00 by CLAIRE BISSEKER, url: IMF report slams SA'S education folly Without addressing the weak foundations at the primary and secondary school levels, the government’s flagship policy of free tertiary education is likely to deliver disappointing results. At worst, it will prove downright wasteful. This is one of the hard-hitting …

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The impact of global influences on tertiary education in SA

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The South African higher education sector has gone through many changes over the past few decades. THE South African higher education sector has gone through many changes over the past few decades. Influenced by both local and global macro-environmental factors, we have seen many shifts in higher education globally that have driven the need for …

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Pandor concerned by high drop-out rate at SA universities

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Reference https://www.enca.com/south-africa/pandor-concerned-by-high-drop-out-rate-at-sa-universities Tuesday 29 May 2018 - 10:20am JOHANNESBURG – Higher Education Minister Naledi Pandor has expressed concerns about the number of drop-outs at universities. She was responding to a report calling for an urgent need to address the problem at institutions of higher learning. See more ...

Discussion on the Fees Report with Judge Davis and Prof Jansen

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#changethestory: A Coalition of Jumpers

Jail costs more than education

Universities see an increase in donations

AI education in China

Considerations towards Ethical Leadership

Resisting University Capture: Adam Habib, Wits and Fallism

IMF report slams SA’s education folly

The impact of global influences on tertiary education in SA

Pandor concerned by high drop-out rate at SA universities

Discussion on the Fees Report with Judge Davis and Prof Jansen

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