{
  "id": 6723279,
  "title": "Manamela backs foreign academics but calls for tighter visa compliance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/manamela-backs-foreign-academics-but-calls-for-tighter-visa-compliance",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/the-star/2026-09-11-manamela-backs-foreign-academics-but-calls-for-tighter-visa-compliance/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has rejected calls to exclude foreign academics from South African universities, warning that doing so could undermine innovation and global collaboration, while acknowledging concerns over possible visa abuse.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}