Mashatile applauds Unisa for having the highest number of registered and qualified teachers

PHUTI MOSOMANE

Deputy President Paul Mashatile applauded the Unisa’s College of Education (CEDU) for having the highest teacher registration and qualifications with more than 100 000 registered undergraduate students. 

Mashatile was giving an address at Unisa’s 150th  birthday anniversary on Monday in Pretoria during celebrations also attended by former President and Unisa Chancellor Thabo Mbeki, Unisa Chairperson of the Council J Maboa, and Principal and Vice-Chancellor Prof P LenkaBula.

Other dignitaries included Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation, Blade Nzimande and Minister of Human Settlements Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, and Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation Buti Manamela. 

Mashatile urged the university to work for the next 150 years, to resolve existential challenges such as continued lack of access to quality education, inequality in education, high dropout rates, poor literacy and numeracy skills. 

“Therefore, as we look ahead to the next 150 years, we will continue to invest in