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South Africa is considering increasing the retirement age for university professors from 60 to 80.
This week, higher education minister Blade Nzimande said it was counter-productive to let university professors and lecturers retire at 60, when they could still help train desperately needed skilled professionals.
The move has been welcomed by the National Tertiary Education Union president, Norman Kemp.
Sixty is the national retirement age for academics, though universities can extend professors' tenure on a case-by-case basis.
