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Latest publications by African Minds

The goal of the book Perspectives on Student Affairs in South Africa 
is to generate interest in student affairs in South Africa. The 
chapters contained herein are based on best practice, local 
experience and well-researched international and local theories. 
The chapters deal with matters pertaining to international and 
national trends in student affairs: academic development, access 
and retention, counselling, and material support for students 
coming from disadvantaged backgrounds. They are linked to 
national and international developments, as described in the first 
two chapters.

This publication will assist both young and experienced practitioners as they grow into 
their task of developing the students entrusted to them. All contributors are South Africans 
with a great deal of experience in student affairs, and all are committed to the advancement 
of student affairs in South Africa. The editors are former heads of student affairs portfolios 
at two leading South African universities.

Perspectives on Student Affairs in South Africa is edited by M Speckman and M Mandew and 
published in May 2014 by African Minds. It is available in print from the publisher’s website 
www.africanminds.org.za at R150. The full PDF can be downloaded free of charge from 
the same site.

Higher Education in Portuguese Speaking African Countries provides 
an authoritative overview of higher education in the five 
lusophone countries in Africa: Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-
Bissau, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe. It focuses on 
the background and historical context of higher education, the 
establishment of public and private institutions, related trends 
of expansion, diversification and differentiation, the current 
institutional landscape and programmes, governance, quality 
assurance, funding and financing, access and equity, and ICT. 

Higher Education in Portuguese Speaking African Countries is written 
by Patrício Vitorino Langa and published in 2013 by African Minds. It is availble in print 
from the publisher’s website www.africanminds.org.za at R150. The full PDF can be 
downloaded free of charge from the same site.