University law programmes to make changes after review

More than a dozen South African universities will have to make changes to their bachelor of laws, or LLB, programmes following a national review by the Council on Higher Education which started in 2012, writes Monique Mortlock for Eye Witness News.

Four universities have been found to have major issues with their bachelor of laws programmes, namely North-West University, Walter Sisulu University, University of South Africa and the University of the Free State.

The council’s Olivia Mokgatle says although they haven’t withdrawn the accreditation for any university's LLB programmes, more than a dozen universities will have to make changes to their courses. “The seriousness of the issues would vary from institution to institution, depending on how long it’ll take for the issue to be resolved. We have what we call long-term conditions and short-term conditions.”
Full report on the Eye Witness News site