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IRR: Will SA’s universities choose excellence – or settle for “good enough” – under race and sex quotas?

As part of its nationwide campaign to end government-imposed racial classification, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has written to the vice-chancellors ...

Matric, STEM, and South Africa’s education crisis: Andrew Kenny - Biznews

In one newspaper, I read that our universities in 2025 are overwhelmed with applications for student places: the University of Johannesburg has 33 applicants ...

IRR Legal proposes BELA solution

IRR Legal has written to the Presidency and to Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube to propose a solution to the impasse over clauses four and five of the Basic ...

Andrew Kenny: Confused racial psychology governs ANC attitudes to white teachers - Biznews

Most South African schools are doing very badly, producing some of the worst educational outcomes on Earth. But some, a select few, are doing very well, the ...

Wilgenhof drama could have been avoided if university had acted rationally: Jaco Rabie - Biznews

For ten months, Wilgenhof has kept receiving intense attention. The saga has followed an unnecessarily complicated path, one that has seriously damaged the ...

PHSG: Exploiting teenage girls for politics - Politicsweb

In true Stalinist fashion (“show me the man and I’ll show you the crime”), the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) recently set its sights on seeking out ...

ANTHEA JEFFERY: What universities need to ensure SA has a productive workforce - Business Day

The stated priorities of the government of national unity (GNU) that was formed after the May elections are growth and jobs  — precisely what SA most requires. ...

#WhatSACanBe: Latest IRR data shows cautious optimism, common ground

Political changes in South Africa have sparked cautious optimism about the prospect of people's lives improving, with the Government of National Unity (GNU) ...

MICHAEL MORRIS: Schools are a nonracialism scapegoat for failure to create better life for all - Business Day

Just more than 30 years ago, historian Colin Bundy asked a pointed question that would likely have puzzled many South Africans at the time, and is likely still ...

Release full report on Pretoria High School for Girls, IRR urges GDE

For the Gauteng Education Department (GDE) to gain any public trust in its stated objective of testing allegations of racism at Pretoria High School for Girls ...