Students gather on wide stone steps before the columned facade of Jameson Hall at the University of Cape Town, under a clear blue sky with Table Mountain behind.

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Verified higher education developments involving South Africa, with links to every original source. Part of Africa.

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Daytime view of the University of South Africa (UNISA) main campus in Pretoria, with its tall tiered buildings, a Telkom tower on the hill behind, and a blue sky.

Institutional development · Africa · South Africa

Universities South Africa feature urges research-to-product push, citing prosthetic foot inventor

Universities are the institutions the Universities South Africa feature calls on to turn their research into products.

Read the story Scott James · 24 Oct 2026

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Stone church with a steep gable and arched window beside modern university buildings, with blue CPUT banners and Table Mountain's cliffs behind it under a clear blue sky.

Cross-border · Africa · South Africa

Cape Peninsula University of Technology staff join marine instrument training in Netherlands

Staff of Cape Peninsula University of Technology, SMCRI and SAPRI are the direct participants in this marine research instrument course.

Read the story Scott James · 24 Oct 2026

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Exterior of the SADiLaR building with a signboard for the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, with several people standing outside on a paved forecourt under a cloudy sky.

National policy · Africa · South Africa

North-West University head Tyobeka calls for a year of action as USAf conference ends

Institutions at the USAf conference were asked to translate the event's plea for shared renewal into commitments whose delivery can be measured.

Read the story Abigail Taylor · 24 Oct 2026

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Universities South Africa feature urges research-to-product push, citing prosthetic foot inventor

Universities South Africa has published a feature saying it is time for universities to turn research into products, featuring an inventor whose award-winning prosthetic foot began with his student book allowance.

Universities are the institutions the Universities South Africa feature calls on to turn their research into products.

AfricaScott James24 Oct 2026

Cape Peninsula University of Technology staff join marine instrument training in Netherlands

AfricaScott James24 Oct 2026

North-West University head Tyobeka calls for a year of action as USAf conference ends

AfricaAbigail Taylor24 Oct 2026