First published Oct 14, 2026, 11:12:15 AM UTC · Last updated Oct 14, 2026, 11:12:15 AM UTC

Universities urged to rethink learning in age of AI

South Africa’s higher education minister called for universities to reconsider teaching and assessment as artificial intelligence becomes more widespread. He also highlighted the need to build national capacity to develop and govern technology.

Illustrative image: The relationship and main types of artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning — Wang, Tianming, Zhu Chen, Quanliang Shang, Cong Ma, Xiangyu Chen, and Enhua Xiao/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

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The discussion concerns how South African universities prepare students for AI’s growing role.

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Categories: technology, politics-and-governance

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