{
  "id": 10737699,
  "title": "Manamela highlights universities’ contribution to post-1994 society",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/manamela-highlights-universities-contribution-to-post-1994-society",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T17:16:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/1164669-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela emphasized on September 29, 2026 that South African universities have made a significant contribution to society since the end of apartheid in 1994. Addressing the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit in Cape Town, Manamela highlighted that universities continue to play a transformative role in the country's development. He pointed out that the relationship between the government and universities, and the partnership between them, is crucial for preserving universities as a public good in a nation that once saw the government deeply entwined in the university system. During the summit, Manamela participated in a ministerial fireside chat titled \"The university–government partnership: What comes next?\"",
  "summary": "Manamela says universities continue to play a transformative role in society.",
  "key_points": [
    "Buti Manamela stresses universities' post-1994 societal impact",
    "Universities continue transformative role in South Africa's development",
    "Government-university partnership crucial for public good"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}