Tertiary education
Load-shedding threatens critical lab specimens as universities grapple with cost of SA’s energy crisis
From research hubs at risk, to rising fees amid protests, the energy crisis is a ‘potential catastrophe’, threatening teaching and learning
06 March 2023 - 22:54
Prof Salim Abdool Karim, who became a household name when he headed up the ministerial advisory committee on Covid-19, is one of many tertiary institution experts whose work is suffering under the strain of load-shedding...
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