Govt confirms re-registration of Educor colleges
The department of Higher Education has confirmed the re-registration of Educor colleges, which include Damelin, CityVarsity, and Lyceum College.
The colleges were de-registered earlier in 2024 after management failed to fulfil the requirements for registration.
The institution has been accused of non-payment of staff and low quality of education they providing to thousands of students.
The colleges has over 50,000 students and a significant number of educators.
On Monday, Higher Education Director-General Nkosinathi Sishi said the institution had been given an opportunity to correct itself.
"After consideration on humanitarian grounds by the minister of the consequences of the closure of the institutions, the minister took a decision that on humanitarian grounds the institution be re-registered.
"Therefore, at this point in time, this institution is back in its operation.
"We demand compliance within specific timeframes that were provided for and in line with the laws of our country around the registration of institutions.”
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