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Reports that marks in South Africa's school leaving examinations written in late 1996 were massively adjusted to help disadvantaged pupils, according to a report by the country's provincial examinations services. Alteration in all nine provinces; Problems in disadvantaged schools that can not be tackled by examination standardization processes.

The articled focuses on the research paper "Global citizenship versus globally competent graduates: a critical view from the South" by Nico Jooste and Savo Heleta from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in South Africa, that focus on developing globally competent graduates in higher education.

The article claims that the total research output of Africa is equal in volume only to that of the Netherlands, according to the "Global Research Report on Africa," released by Thomson Reuters subsidiary Evidence. Figures show that the total research output of the 44 African countries is about 27,000 papers a year. The report identified South Africa as the outstanding research leader, followed by Egypt and Nigeria. Countries with collaborative links due to their historical, cultural and linguistic ties were also identified in the report.

Reports on proposals in White Paper 2, `The Organization, Governance and Funding of Schools' where parents will control education in South Africa. Requirement from state and private schools; Powers of governing bodies; Who will make up the governing bodies; Other changes; What the White Paper implies.

The article discusses a research paper on the role of social class in educational prospects of young South Africans, which references a study by David Cooper, published in an issue of "Higher Education Quarterly."

Reports on South African education minister Kader Asmal's expression of his opposition to any moves to liberalize trade in higher education, during the 2003 Association of Commonwealth Universities' conference in Belfast, North Ireland. Acknowledgement of the possibility of teaching-only universities; South Africa's fees policy; Response to England's higher education white paper.

Reports in August 1998 that staff at the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa was fired after allegedly selling examination papers. Description of an investigation at the University; Description of the activity that led to the investigation.

Ponders on how Nelson Mandela's government will reform South Africa's educational system. Provisions of the government's White Paper on education; Comments of Sibusiso Bengu, minister of education and training on the government's lack of funds to build new schools; How budget for education is allocated to provinces.

Focuses on a major study suggesting that needy South African students saddled with large study loans should be able to pay them off partly through community service work. Study titled `Community Service in Higher Education: A Concept Paper'; Offering of possible ways out of the financial mess in which many students find themselves; Nine international examples of student national service.

Reports on the release of a draft white paper on higher education that seeks to bind South Africa's post-school sector into a single system. Expansion of student numbers; Targeting of special funding for disadvantaged students.