Fee protests close SA universities

More than 20 students are arrested at a top South African university as protests over tuition fees spread, the public broadcaster reports.

Ghana's authorities are investigating several universities over links to suspected recruitment for the so-called Islamic State (IS), officials say.

Too many youths with poor grades might be readily admitted to university, more so in the private ones, so long as their parents would be able to pay the fees.

Universities commission to crack down on cheating
University World News
The Tanzania Commission for Universities intends to start screening all undergraduate research work in various institutions in a bid to curb cheating and duplication, reports The Guardian. The programme, effective from next academic year, will, among other ...

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Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU)
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The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) intends to start screening all undergraduate research works submitted in various institutions in a bid to curb cheating and duplication. The programme set to start effective next academic year will, among other ...

Call for parents to value local universities
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Tanzanians can still enroll for quality education in local colleges and stop rushing for higher learning institutions overseas said to be offering better education. Deputy Managing Director and head of Mechanical Electric-plan (T) Limited, Eng. Erasto ...

We Have Few PhD Holders Teaching in Our Universities, What Can Be Done?
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LAST Sunday, a public debate on Tanzania's Statistics and Cybercrime Act was held at the Nkrumah Hall of the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). The debate was held after the Bills had in the recent past attracted considerable criticism, from various walks ...

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Colleges, universities poorly staffed, says Kahigi
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Insufficient staffing in colleges and universities in the country has been mentioned as one among factors leading the universities to produce incompetent graduates who fail to compete in the labour market. Speaking in the National Assembly on Thursday ...

>In an attempt to raise primary school enrolment, the government dropped fees in 2001—and the response was well worth it. By 2009, 95 per cent of children were in school all the way from pre-primary to secondary level.