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Five ways smart gadgets add to learning experience
While some are perturbed over the possible damage being inflicted on young minds, others believe that smart devices give access to technology that will revolutionise learning... read





Education
Accounting Olympiad winners set to grow SA economy
Helping to grow the South African economy is the ultimate prize for winners of the annual Accounting Olympiad... read
Pray, do say why and how I should do business in Africa

Issued by Regent Business School

What are the prospects and risks of doing business in Africa? There is growing optimism that Africa is rising, with statistics pointing to upbeat figures and this has been a magnet for much-needed investment... read
E-learning
Seven tips on staying safe in the digital learning environment
The introduction of bring your own device (BYOD) into schools is seen as a key learning development tool, where the use of tablets and laptops in education... read
Higher Education
Three bursaries up for grabs from Gumtree
The Gumtree School Fund is offering three prizes to students for their 2016 studies. The winner receives R10,000 while two others will receive R5,000... read
Balancing study/life during a MBA

Consuela Knox

Current MBA students might agree that the first four letters of the term business, "busi," represent how busy business school can be! In addition to school-focused activities, you also want to maintain a social life... read
SA physics student a Top 100 Falling Walls Lab finalist
Alem Gebru, a physics student from Stellenbosch University, will present his new method for remote classification of vast numbers of insects at The Falling Walls Lab, part of the Falling Walls Conference... read
Engineering graduates can help Africa to meet its SDGs

Saurabh Sinha

Engineers will play a vital role in meeting the challenges laid out by the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)... read
CDC invests in future leaders for Africa
Ten young interns at the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) have been enrolled at UNISA's Thabo Mbeki Leadership Institute... read
R2m worth of scholarships available for innovators across Africa

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

UCT Graduate School of Business is offering several unique scholarships to innovators who want to address our continent's urgent social, economic, environmental and humanitarian challenges... read
Skills Training
Training Force buys Prisma Training Solutions
Prisma Training Solutions, an accredited training service provider in the mining sector, has been acquired for R65 million by Workforce Holdings... read
Business
Three vital truths about running a business

Steven Cohen

Management textbooks and the business press are full of advice about creating entrepreneurial business models, shaking up markets, and offering game-changing customer experiences... read
Jobs offered
Senior Lecturer and Manager - Legal Aid Clinic - Western Cape
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced senior lecturer and manager- legal aid clinic (Ref. RG04/332/1015). Applications close: 30 October 2015 Read more >>



Professor - Intellectual Property Law - Western Cape
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced professor (Anton Mostert Chair in Intellectual Property Law) (Ref. RG01/337/1015)). Applications close: 30 October 2015 Read more >>




New events to diarise
Time management 101
Knipeta | Entrepreneur Training Academy - 20 Oct 2015, Cape Town | 24 Oct 2015, Cape Town | 17 Nov 2015, Cape Town | 21 Nov 2015, Cape Town


Skills Training
RESS Consultants - 20 Oct 2015 to 23 Oct 2015, Ballito


How to learn 101
Knipeta | Entrepreneur Training Academy - 27 Oct 2015, Cape Town | 31 Oct 2015, Cape Town | 24 Nov 2015, Cape Town | 28 Nov 2015, Cape Town


Wedding planning course/correspondence course
ECTA Creative solutions - 2 Nov 2015 to 1 Apr 2016, Cape Town


Dealmaking course
The Dealmaker Company - 25 Nov 2015 to 26 Nov 2015, Johannesburg


10th SSISA Wellness and Fitness Convention
Sports Science Institute of South Africa - 17 Feb 2016 to 19 Feb 2016, Johannesburg


Leadership, critical thinking and innovation
NES Consulting - 10 Mar 2016 to 11 Mar 2016, Johannesburg


Upcoming events
Preparing Annual Financial Statements
INTAH Training and Consulting - 14 Oct 2015 to 16 Oct 2015, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban | 1 Dec 2015 to 3 Dec 2015, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban


Photoshop Advanced
Multidimensions - 16 Oct 2015, Cape Town


Emotional intelligence
Staff Training - 16 Oct 2015, Johannesburg | 16 Oct 2015, Cape Town


Demystifying the investment and trading world
MyWealth Investments - 17 Oct 2015, Johannesburg


Empower self defence workshop
Empower Self Defence - 17 Oct 2015, Cape Town


Fleet Management Course - October 2015
TransAuto Academy - 19 Oct 2015 to 22 Oct 2015, Johannesburg


Course in basic financial investigation
Continuing Education at University of Pretoria - 19 Oct 2015 to 23 Oct 2015, Pretoria


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