Media & Press releases

Higher Education South Africa (HESA) welcomes the announcement by the Minister of
Science and Technology, Ms Naledi Pandor, that a total of 60 new Research Chairs will
be awarded to various Higher Education Institutions across South Africa during the
2011/12 and 2013/14 Medium Term Expenditure Framework.

Higher Education South Africa (HESA) would like to commend President Zuma on two crucial points and to add one caveat of caution in the light of his State of the Nation address.

Higher Education South Africa (HESA) notes with sadness the recent developments at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) relating to admission of first year students at the Bunting Road Campus.

Higher Education South Africa held its AGM on 27 October. One of the outcomes of that
meeting was that Prof Ahmed Bawa was appointed as the Chairperson of HESA as from
01 January 2012.

Higher Education South Africa (HESA) welcomes many of the aspects of the 2011/12 budget announcement, especially their far-reaching implications for the post-school education system including university education in the medium term...

Access to information is the cornerstone not only to the functioning democracy but it is central to the enterprise of the university. Higher Education South Africa, as the collective body of leadership in our universities, adds its support to other representative bodies who are calling for further analysis and clarification of the scope and content of the prospective Information Bill...

Higher Education South Africa held its AGM on 29 July 2010. One of the important outcomes of that meeting was that Prof Ihron Rensburg was elected as the Chairperson of HESA...

Higher Education South Africa (HESA) would like to congratulate the 334 718 learners from the NSC Class of 2009 for their achievement in attaining the NSC. HESA’s bow also goes to the 417 schools in South Africa...

The 23 universities in the public South African higher education system have committed themselves to facilitating increased access to higher education and to ensure that it remains affordable for most...