Editor's note

Africa’s extensive archaeological record dates back 3.3 million years and reveals just how inventive and ingenious people on the continent have always been. But, Julien Benoit writes, this scientific evidence is not enough to stop some from believing that ancient African people couldn’t possibly have led the way in terms of architectural wonders like Egypt’s Giza pyramid complex.

Many African graduates find it difficult to parlay their degree certificates into jobs. Seth Trudeau and Keno Omu suggest this is often because the way universities teach students simply don’t match up with what employers want in the working world.

There’s blood on the floor at the South African arm of international accounting firm KPMG. The CEO and seven senior executives have resigned after the company was caught with its hands in the slush fund jar. Jannie Rossouw believes this corporate accountability should be celebrated. And David Everatt explains what the KPMG saga reveals about ordinary South Africans’ fierce opposition to corruption whether in government or the private sector.

Natasha Joseph

Africa education editor

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Racism is behind outlandish theories about Africa's ancient architecture

Julien Benoit, University of the Witwatersrand

The belief that ancient Egyptians needed help from supernatural beings to built the Giza pyramids relies, unavoidably, on racism and colonial attitudes.

Are graduates prepared for the job market? Rethinking Africa's university model

Seth Trudeau, African Leadership University; Keno Omu, African Leadership University

For decades, African universities have placed greater focus on what they teach, rather than how they teach it. But the job market now demands graduates that have been taught to think, not regurgitate

Lessons from KPMG: be on guard, South Africans are on your case

David Everatt, University of the Witwatersrand

The South African arm of the international accounting firm KPMG has learnt the hard lesson: Don't break the 11th commandment - don’t get caught. That's because South Africa's citizens are fed up with corruption.

What KPMG's Gupta imbroglio says about corruption in South Africa

Jannie Rossouw, University of the Witwatersrand

KPMG South Africa executives have set a new benchmark for the country assuming responsibility for wrongdoing in their organisation.

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