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How to bridge the education-workplace gap
How to bridge the education-workplace gap
[Rashied Small and Liezl Leleu] Many graduates approach the "new chapter in their career" with enthusiasm, but are often shocked when they encounter the reality and challenges on applying their "knowledge" in practice... read


Education
Increase in thresholds for exemption of employer-provided bursaries
Increase in thresholds for exemption of employer-provided bursaries

Mark Morgan and Gigi Nyanin

On 8 July 2016, the National Treasury released the draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill 2016 (TLAB). The TLAB aims to give effect to the various tax proposals announced in the 2016 National Budget... read
Logistics & Transport
#MandelaMonth: Klipstone Transport helps to grow Eldorado Park Primary
#MandelaMonth: Klipstone Transport helps to grow Eldorado Park Primary

Cari Van Wyk

On Mandela Day, Klipstone Transport, in a bid to provide Eldorado Park Primary school with a sustainable food solution and education, launched a CSI project... read
Higher Education
Duncan Thela
Mandatory medical cover discriminates against foreign students
South African universities are demanding medical cover from SADC students before registering them, even when they belong to a medical scheme in their own countries... read
Simplifying the search for student scholarships
Simplifying the search for student scholarships
SA Bursaries has taken the hassle out of searching for student funding by compiling over 250 bursary listings across all fields of study on a single online platform... read
Fundraising drive to repair gutted university auditorium
Fundraising drive to repair gutted university auditorium
University of Johannesburg alumni have so far pledged more than R30,000 to help repair the auditorium on the institution's Kingsway campus... read
Business education and relevance of culture in global trade
Business education and relevance of culture in global trade

Issued by Regent Business School

In this presentation, an attempt is made to give emphasis to the role of culture in cross-border business. A knowledge of local culture is a critical factor for any organisation to succeed, especially in global business... read
Primary & Secondary Education
New CBDO to drive business development and growth at Impak
New CBDO to drive business development and growth at Impak

Issued by Impak

Impak has appointed Malusi Cwele as its new Chief Business Development Officer, responsible for business development, marketing and sales, and client engagement... read
Skills Training
One&Only hosts 56 learners at hospitality workshop
One&Only hosts 56 learners at hospitality workshop
In celebrating the spirit of Nelson Mandela and his dream to build a better future for SA's youth, The One&Oly hosted a full day Careers Workshop for 56 learners... read
Do you want to be a forex trader?
Do you want to be a forex trader?
Khonology has once again launched its FX trader programme in search of local junior FX traders... read
1,000 young people to be trained in ICT in China
1,000 young people to be trained in ICT in China
Government and Huawei have signed an agreement that will see 1,000 young South Africans trained in information and communications technology (ICT) in China over the next five years... read
SA's ICT skills gap an ongoing reality: survey
SA's ICT skills gap an ongoing reality: survey
Wits University's Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) has launched its seventh consecutive skills trends survey in the South African ICT sector... read
Nathaniel Masiza
Woolworths' 'Inside Retail' programme reaches 32 TVET colleges
Woolworths recently hosted its annual 'Inside Retail' programme, targeting 32 TVET colleges in Cape Town through a week-long, embedded course aimed at providing practical experience and knowledge of the retail value chain in South Africa... read
The Age of the Expert Entrepreneur and the value of upskilling
The Age of the Expert Entrepreneur and the value of upskilling

Mia Arderne, Issued by Oxbridge Academy

Identifying your niche in today's competitive space of specialists, experts and entrepreneurs can be daunting. Here we evaluate the importance of continued learning... read
GSB's oldest short course gets a new lease on life
GSB's oldest short course gets a new lease on life

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

The Programme for Management Development, which ran for the first time at the GSB in 1968, has received an influx of new energy with the introduction of new faculty and focus for the 2016 intake... read

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Business
How Pokémon Go could benefit your business
How Pokémon Go could benefit your business

Leigh Andrews

You've heard of B2B and B2C, but are you ready for O2O? The new online-to-offline trend is lighting up markets across the globe, particularly with the growing Pokémon Go phenomenon... read
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