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ViewSocial science should inform South Africa’s pandemic policies, says Madonsela

Advice from medical experts ‘has clearly not been enough’, says former public protector

ViewNRF avoids ‘drastic reduction’ in postgrad funding by deferring other spending

Drop in NRF grant numbers to measure hundreds, not thousands as suggested earlier

ViewScience funding after Covid-19 will be ‘a balancing act’

Stellenbosch researcher warns against short-termist research support in wake of pandemic

ViewDeclare science and innovation ‘essential’ during pandemic, MPs urge

Committee raises ‘serious concern’ about impact of Covid-19 budget cuts on South African science

ViewInfrastructure projects at risk as universities face up to Covid-19

Coronavirus cuts will have ‘substantial impact’ on South Africa’s university sector, says minister

ViewMinister targets South Africa’s university governance woes

Higher education act amendments on the cards as government vows to curb mismanagement

ViewMPs call on Nzimande to sanction universities failing to promote women

Committee wants ‘stronger repercussions’ for institutions that don’t heed equity laws

ViewSA Journal of Science to change policies after race drama

‘Commentary’ pieces could face peer-review in future, editorial leadership hints

ViewSouth Africa warned to heed HIV, TB and other non-Covid-19 health threats

Academy says country’s pandemic response could threaten progress on other diseases

ViewUCT warns of funding squeeze in research report

Centres of excellence and chairs at the university face ‘uncertain’ future

View‘This is the butcher’s bill for South Africa’s science cuts’

Treasury’s ultimatum to science department: Slash your budgets or we’ll cut them for you

ViewCovid-19 cuts will have ‘enormous impact’, warns universities’ head

Science and innovation cuts likely to continue into 2021, says Ahmed Bawa

ViewBlack South African scholars face systemic barriers, says task team

Long-awaited report calls for enrolment and staffing targets to promote local black academics

ViewSouth Africa to test traditional remedies against Covid-19

R15m from indigenous science budget will be reassigned to trial herbal treatments

ViewFew SA companies aware about innovation support tools

More than 70% of businesses ‘innovation active’ but only 2% receive government backing

ViewScience faces ‘survival’ crisis in wake of Covid-19 funding cuts

Research foundation worst off but universities and other agencies will also take direct hits

ViewSKA’s Covid-19 budget cut not a big blow, says director

Money destined for delayed intergovernmental dues has been repurposed to fight pandemic

ViewSouth African universities ‘simply not ready’ to complete academic year online

Need for in-person teaching will stretch year until March 2021 at least

ViewStudent unions challenge lack of consultation in unlocking universities

Not all universities have allowed student leaders back on campus, union body claims

ViewMayosi report highlights problems with UCT’s institutional culture

‘Corridor talk’ thwarts racial transformation at Africa’s top-ranked university, review claims

ViewOpposition apologises for ‘debt write off’ allegation

South Africa’s largest opposition party admits oversight, but claims error was ‘well intentioned’

ViewSouth Africa begins its first coronavirus vaccine trial

Vaccine also being tested in Brazil, the United Kingdom and the United States

ViewSouth Africa investigates vice-chancellors’ salaries

Council of Higher Education expects to deliver findings by March 2021

ViewSouth Africa’s free higher education roll-out slammed

Minister says Zuma-ordered overhaul was too fast and led to problems

ViewMassive science cuts as pandemic drains South Africa’s coffers

Emergency budget slashes science by R1.44 billion, higher education by R10bn

ViewSouth African journal to publish special issue on Nattrass paper

Editor welcomes ‘heated’ debate over article on race and subject preference

ViewTop South African universities continue to fall in rankings

UCT drops out of QS’ top 200, and other universities move off list entirely

ViewAdvanced HIV probably missed due to lockdown in South Africa

Surveillance should be ramped up or HIV deaths could spike, scientists warn

ViewAcademy queries accreditation of over a third of South African education journals

Review warns of deficiencies in seven of 17 journals—a ‘surprising’ number

ViewUCT charts slow return to ‘studios, labs’ for researchers

‘Staged’ return aims to minimise risks during expected Covid-19 peak in June, August