Opinion
Qualifications must be hard to get and rare among us
The role that qualifications are playing in society, hierarchy, and particularly in public service, is worrying, writes Mark Barnes
16 May 2021 - 00:00
When people in high places start lying about their academic qualifications, something has gone badly wrong, and it's not just the education system, although that is part of it...
There’s never been a more important time to support independent media.
From World War 1 to present-day cosmopolitan South Africa and beyond, the Sunday Times has been a pillar in covering the stories that matter to you.
For just R80 you can become a premium member (digital access) and support a publication that has played an important political and social role in South Africa for over a century of Sundays. You can cancel anytime.
Already subscribed? Sign in below.
Questions or problems? Email helpdesk@timeslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00.