The discussion in the thesis around theory is shallow and is likely at a level somewhere between an honours dissertation and a half Masters’ thesis

South Africa hasn’t hit its target and hopes for growing the economy may be misplaced

A course will equip supervisors with better skills – but they need institutional backup too.

If you get writer’s block just thinking of how to explain your PhD to the world, read on.

To improve South Africa’s dismal PhD performance the government will have to navigate a minefield.