Education: South Africa

• 'Dragging Their Heels to Appoint Teachers' by Snu Maseku. The Star 8th October Page 7.
• Schools can work – even when bureaucracies don’t.
• Stop blaming teachers – a collaborative model can fix our schools.
• Bolsered TVET Colleges Reintroduce Key Artisan Skills by Bongani Nkosi. The Star 9th October Page 2.
• Arresting Crisis at Schools: Time Has Come to Stand Together and Confront the Violence Racking Our Education System by Ray McCauley. The Star 9th October Page 3.
• Western Cape Schools Embrace Transgender Learners.

Higher Education

• Fort Hare Boss Under Fire: Vice Chancellor Accused of Flouting Procurement Procedures and Victimising Whistle-blower by Msindisi Fengu. City Press Page 9.
• Funding Research-Intensive Universities Should Be a Priority: Diverting Money from Better-Off Institutions to Poorer Ones is No Way to Help Gain Equality or Competitiveness in the Higher-Education Sector by Adam Habib and Mamokgethi Phakeng. Sunday Times Section 3 Page 5.
• Philanthropist Reddy Gets Unisa Award. The Star 9th October Page 3.

Language and Literacy

• Nal'ibali Comes Third in AU Innovation in Education Prize. The Star 9th October Page 3.
• How the loss of Native American languages affects our understanding of the natural world.

Open Education and Open Educational Resources

• Online MOOCs battle against traditional mindsets.
• This proposed treaty on copyright exceptions should matter to the Open Education community

Technology Enhanced Learning

• Leaders urged to work towards digital knowledge parity.
• Call for urgent ‘e-volution’ of university libraries.
• E-learning boosts brain-gain and reduces costs.
• Africa vs rest of world in lively digital revolution debate.