Suellen Shay picks up on a long-standing issue in South African higher ed, one which my old friend Ian Scott has been rightfully and righteously banging on about for years: without investments, and improvements, in teaching and learning, pumping money into student financial aid and opening the doors to all leads to, as Shay puts it, one of two ‘waste’ scenarios. You could just as easily call it a con.

via South Africa: Higher Education Hangs in the Balance. Here Are Four Scenarios – allAfrica.com