By Lesedi Masoko The R2.5-billion that remains unaccounted for in the National Skills Fund (NSF) is a severe setback for South Africa’s young people, many of whom rely on government support for the chance to further their studies and careers. The NSF provides funding for skills development initiatives that are identified by the National Skills Read more >
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INVESTIGATION
By Kwazi Dlamini The University of Zululand (Unizulu) is not new to corruption allegations, harking back to the days of Blade Nzimande as minister of higher education and training, when former Vice-Chancellor Prof Chris De Beer headed up Unizulu. The alleged rife corruption at the institution led to the Department of Higher Education and Training Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
By Judith February Last week, Advocate Nomgcobo Jiba, deputy national director of Public Prosecutions, head of the Special Commercial Crimes Unit Advocate Lawrence Mrwebi and Hawks head Mthandazo Berning Ntlemeza appeared before Parliament’s Public Accounts committee. As they spoke about the state’s capacity to fight corruption, their words were lost in a haze, for the Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Protests against university fee increases have gripped the nation over the last couple of weeks, as students from all over the country took to the streets to march against the ever-increasing price of higher education in the country’s public universities. Using the hashtag #FeesMustFall the students garnered widespread support from South Africans and the international Read more >
