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Top universities join SKA project
Top universities join SKA project

Farren Colins

The Square Kilometre Array research project has received another boost with some of the country's top universities joining forces to form a consortium to produce data-intensive solutions for it... read
Distance Learning
Free university - online
Free university - online
A social entrepreneur has worked up a blueprint for a solution for the higher education fees crisis: the University of Everywhere, complete with a mass graduation party at Pretoria's Loftus Versfeld stadium... read
E-learning
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#BehindtheSelfie with... Chris Rawlinson

Leigh Andrews

This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Chris Rawlinson, ex-Ogilvy/WPP, now creator of 42courses.com, a learning platform for the creative industries... read
Higher Education
Poll on returning to class a victory for Wits vice-chancellor
Poll on returning to class a victory for Wits vice-chancellor
Wits University students have voted by a 77% majority to resume their studies on Monday, 3 October 2016, in an overwhelming show of confidence in vice-chancellor Adam Habib... read
Inscape Project81 in partnership with Belgotex Flooring winners announced
Inscape Project81 in partnership with Belgotex Flooring winners announced

Issued by Inscape Education Group

Project81 kicked off in 2016 with a phenomenal partnership with Belgotex Flooring with the main focus on creating new products from upcycled waste... read
Tech-savvy contact centres essential for higher learning institutions
Tech-savvy contact centres essential for higher learning institutions

Jed Hewson

There is endless data that supports claims of how technology is shifting how we interact with each other and with the information we gather... read
Unrest could affect healthcare delivery
Unrest could affect healthcare delivery
University protests are threatening healthcare delivery and medical schools' status... read
Entire year could be lost
Entire year could be lost
If student protests don't cease by the end of next week the entire academic year could be lost, resulting in dire consequences for students and the country... read
NMMU, Rhodes lawsuit threat
NMMU, Rhodes lawsuit threat
NMMU and Rhodes University could be facing a lawsuit from hundreds of angry parents whose children have been affected by fee-related protests... read
AfriForum's Unisa language case to go on
AfriForum's Unisa language case to go on

Bekezela Phakathi

Lobby group AfriForum says its battle to preserve Afrikaans as a medium of instruction at various universities in the country will continue despite a high court ruling that dismissed its urgent application to interdict the University of SA (Unisa) from implementing its English-only policy... read
To study or not to study...
To study or not to study...

Jan Bornman, Nivashni Nair, Taschica Pillay, Farre

As several universities around South Africa remain shut this week, Wits University is planning to poll its students and staff over whether the institution should remain closed... read
Primary & Secondary Education
Boris Dzhingarov
Starting young: How early education shapes entrepreneurs

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

Parents currently wondering where their little ones will learn their ABCs may not realise just how much of a determinant the style of that education plays in their children's career trajectory... read
Bridging the learning gap
Bridging the learning gap

Issued by Impak

While it is often easy to identify children who are at possible risk of falling behind in their learning, addressing these children's individual learning needs remains a challenge... read
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Jozi teen wins top prize at Google fair
Johannesburg teenager Kiara Nirghin's drought-busting idea using avocado and orange peels has earned her the grand prize at the Google Science Fair... read
Skills Training
Internship plan for thousands of unemployed
Internship plan for thousands of unemployed
About 6,600 unemployed youth will get the big break they need to join the workforce after premier Phumulo Masualle's Bhisho executive council instructed all provincial government departments to use 1% of their skills funds to finance new internship programmes... read
SANRAL hosts tender training workshops
SANRAL hosts tender training workshops
The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) is hosting tender training workshops to help SMMEs create sustainable enterprises... read
I have a dream...
I have a dream...

Danette Breitenbach

Ciao Bella, a women empowerment initiative aimed at uplifting the lives of young women, is the dream of Alarece Eaton, HR manager group of the MediaShop... read
Joburg leg of SAP Skills for Africa initiative kicks off
Joburg leg of SAP Skills for Africa initiative kicks off
SAP Skills for Africa is a skills development and job creation initiative launched by SAP Africa in 2015. The latest chapter... read
Business
Cultivate a growth mindset to thrive in digital business
Cultivate a growth mindset to thrive in digital business

Lauren Hartzenberg

The future is uncertain. Business leaders need to understand that they will no longer have all the answers and can't relentlessly pursue one fixed direction... read
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