Neoliberal Managerialism of Higher Education and Human Capital Development in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st Century

African higher education, which is perceived as the panacea for challenges afflicting Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) social, human and economic development (Ndofirepi, 2014), is facing challenges resulting from neoliberal globalisation. Higher education is supposed to yield significant benefits for both young people and society by providing better employment opportunities and job prospects, improved quality of life and greater economic growth (The Africa-America Institute, 2015).