BQA fingers old Act for non-accredited programmes

The past weeks have seen a spate of protests by tertiary education learners over a number of issues top among them being the non-accredited courses.

Though Botho University has amplified the voice of the plight, the matter has been a concern at other private institutions - Boitekanelo College, New Era College, BA ISAGO University as well as Limkokwing University Creative Technology. Learners at the schools have, in the recent past, protested these.

A second year student was forced to seek refuge at Boitekanelo College after the Department of Tertiary Education Financing (DTEF) told her she could not get her UNISA degree through BA ISAGO since Government wanted to empower local institutions.

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Public servants deserve better than union infighting

‘The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working people of all nations and tongues and kindreds’.- Abraham LincolnUntil then, the Council’s operations remain suspended, delaying critical decisions affecting thousands of public sector employees.The current standoff is between the Manual Workers Union on one side and the Six Cooperating Trade Unions, namely BONU, BOPEU, BTU, BDU, BOSETU and...

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