After a hitman tried to assassinate the vice-chancellor of Fort Hare University but ended up gunning down the academic’s bodyguard, in January 2023, South Africa’s police abducted and tortured a union ...

The University of Johannesburg has been ranked as sub-Saharan Africa’s best university, beating two historic rivals — the University of Pretoria and the University of the Witwatersrand — to the top ...

Northwestern University offers its students and faculty highly innovative educational and research opportunities in South Africa. Our programs in South Africa serve our university community at all ...

Egypt might have the most places of African universities on the 2025 QS Top Universities global ranking but it is South Africa which again has the top universities in Africa. The University of Cape ...

Within Africa, the University of Cape Town (South Africa) emerges as the top-ranked institution, solidifying its reputation ...

Africa is home to some of the world’s most prestigious universities, with some ranking in the top 200 globally. From South ...

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A group of students attending a graduation ceremony within the Honoris United Universities Network, which includes over 100,000 students in 76 campuses across several countries in Africa. Africa is ...

Russell H. Kaschula receives funding from the National Research Foundation as an NRF SARChI Chair, Rhodes University. He is also the 2019 Mellon Global South Senior Fellow at the AUC, Egypt. Monwabisi ...