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This brief is the first of a pair considering the transition from education to work among young people. It delineates the main features of the transition. The ...

Youth Brief 5 delineated the main features of the transition from education to work in contemporary South Africa. This brief considers evidence on the ...

This brief looks at the changes effected by amending the Higher Education Act.

This brief examines the National Development Plan’s (NDP) vision and policy proposals on the reform of the education sector in South Africa.

TVET colleges ought to be an integral part of post-schooling in South Africa. This brief explores the current status of these colleges and the environment they ...

It is widely accepted that education plays a vital role in lifting people out of poverty, empowering women and children, and promoting human rights and ...

Anele Mtwesi looks at the current higher education funding crisis and government's inability to address the 'missing middle'.

The UNISA v Afriforum case is a victory for the development of languages in tertiary education

This brief follows the brief titled “Away from colonialism or not? The Constitutional Court is to decide an important Unisa v Afriforum case on language policy ...

This is the first of three briefs on the unrest in universities. It deals with its extent and costs. The second deals with the economic and fiscal context ...

The first brief in this series discussed the extent and costs of the recent unrest in universities. This brief describes the economic and fiscal context ...