Since the founding of the Southern African Comparative and History of Education Society (SACHES) 33 years ago, in 1991, and the founding of its journal the Southern African Review of Education almost thirty years ago, momentous changes have taken place in the scholarly field of Comparative and International Education, in education in the Southern African region and beyond, and at universities in the Southern African region, where the field has its institutionalised home.  Even the year 2006, when the journal last had a Special Issue which focused on SACHES and on Comparative and International Education (Volume 12, number 2), already seems to be in the distant past.

It is within this scheme of things that a critical stocktaking of the state of the field in the Southern African region, by scholars in the field, would be a valuable exercise.  Therefore, manuscripts for this Special Issue are invited.  The following would be very welcome:

·         Manuscripts dealing with developments in the scholarly field of Comparative and International Education and the relevance thereof for Comparative and International Education within the Southern African region

·         Manuscripts dealing with developments in and challenges facing education in the Southern African region and also beyond, and the relevance thereof for Comparative and International Education

·         Manuscripts dealing with case studies on Comparative and International Education as field of scholarship at universities in the Southern African region

·         Manuscripts focusing on developments in the higher education sector in the Southern African region and beyond, and the relevance thereof for Comparative and International Education

·         Without excluding anyone, we especially encourage contributions from scholars in the Global South, Africa in particular, and those who are underrepresented in the journal. This includes contributions from scholars working in conflict contexts in Africa or from countries and contexts underrepresented in the journal, especially from North Africa.