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#WhenIGrowUp: How to become a FAN-shionista
#WhenIGrowUp: How to become a FAN-shionista
[Shan Radcliffe] The brand-new Johannesburg-based fashion design college, Fashion Academy Network (FAN), has opened its admission doors for its first intake of students in 2018... read
#WomensMonth is not important
#WomensMonth is not important
[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] “Women's Month is not important if it means we only pay attention to women's issues for 31 days of the year." - Moyin Oloruntoba... read

Africa Month
Howard Blight, Agricolleges international
#AfricaMonth: Quality agricultural education essential to increase productivity in Africa

Howard Blight

In spite of declining growth rates and recent credit downgrades in many African countries, a growing labor force and vast expanses of arable land, point to significant opportunities... read
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Education
Education: Africa's path to a sustainable future
Education: Africa's path to a sustainable future

Issued by Spintelligent

The world is focussed on sustainable development and education is the key. This may be no truer than in Africa where valiant efforts continue to end poverty and hunger and protect the environment... read
Revamped Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome offers a unique experience
Revamped Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome offers a unique experience
The revamped Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome will finally open the doors of this unique new facility to the public on Saturday, 27 May 2017... read
E-learning
FNB Business Innovation Awards finalists
FNB Business Innovation Awards finalists
FNB Business and Endeavor South Africa have shortlisted the finalists for the FNB Business Innovation Awards 2017... read
Driving a youth-centred information society in Africa
Driving a youth-centred information society in Africa
Empowering and preparing the youth in Africa for the future: we need to drive a youth-centred information society, says Nokia... read
Higher Education
UJ raises millions for missing middle
UJ raises millions for missing middle

Michelle Gumede

The University of Johannesburg has raised R147m to fund students in the missing middle... read
Open Day
Open Day

Issued by Open Window Institute

Knowing that various tertiary institutions all had their open days on 20 May, Open Window Institute was delighted to have more visitors on their campus than they had space for... read
NMMU, unions in pay hike agreement
NMMU, unions in pay hike agreement

Devon Koen

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University has agreed to a 6.4% monthly salary increase for staff... read
Sama responds to allegations of fraud at UKZN medical school
Sama responds to allegations of fraud at UKZN medical school
Sama has called on the department of education to act swiftly in allegations of fraud and corruption at the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine at UKZN... read
Top African execs choose an MBA
Top African execs choose an MBA
Research into the leadership landscape in key economic hubs in Africa shows that top African execs throughout the continent still choose to pursue an MBA... read
Primary & Secondary Education
Orlando West kicks off McDonald's U/14 School League with a big bang at Anchor High School
Orlando West kicks off McDonald's U/14 School League with a big bang at Anchor High School

Issued by Pacinamix

Soweto was the place to be on Wednesday, 24 May, as the long-awaited and highly anticipated McDonald's U/14 Schools League big kick-off took place at Anchor High School in Orlando West... read
Experts to look at viability of independent exam council
Experts to look at viability of independent exam council
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says the Council of Education Ministers will appoint a panel of experts to look at the viability of introducing an independent National Examinations Council... read
Push for 50% of schools to offer African languages
Push for 50% of schools to offer African languages
Education Minister Angie Motshekga says the Council of Education Ministers (CEM) wants half of all schools to offer African languages to learners... read
Rural KZN schools beam at generosity of Ithala
Rural KZN schools beam at generosity of Ithala

Issued by Ithala Development Finance Corporation

The spirit of ubuntu came alive when members of Ithala Development Finance Corporation's CSI team visited eight rural schools in KwaZulu-Natal to deliver school uniforms... read
Massive investment in Mpumalanga education infrastructure
Massive investment in Mpumalanga education infrastructure
The Mpumalanga Department of Education has set aside over R1 billion for infrastructure related to the sector... read
Western Cape gets Zenex high school education improvement project
Western Cape gets Zenex high school education improvement project
Earlier this week, the Zenex Foundation and the Western Cape Dept of Education launched a high school project focused on improving maths, science and English at 10 disadvantaged schools... read
International
Harvard gives Zuckerberg honorary degree
Harvard gives Zuckerberg honorary degree
WASHINGTON, USA: Thirteen years after dropping out of Harvard University to work on Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday finally got his degree - well, sort of... read
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Africa
Why resilience matters for schools trying to thrive in tough situations
Why resilience matters for schools trying to thrive in tough situations

Liesel Ebersöhn

Resilience in schools involves a process where teachers, principals, families, students and district officials know and use strategies that help teachers to teach and students to learn. read
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Business
Cities may be 8°C hotter by 2100: study
Cities may be 8°C hotter by 2100: study
Under a dual onslaught of global warming and localised, urban heating, some of the world's cities may be as much as 8°C warmer by 2100, researchers warned on Monday, 29 May... read
Jobs offered
New events to diarise
Women in Leadership - Driving Balance - 6 Jun 2017, Johannesburg
Women in Leadership - Driving Balance. Learn how by joining us for an exciting, interactive panel discussion. Discussion lead by Prof Ginny Gibson, Deputy Dean Henley UK, along with Arthi Rabrikrisson. Read more >>



Social media marketing
PRISA - 26 Jul 2017 to 27 Jul 2017, Randburg, Johannesburg


Upcoming events
Put yourself in the picture - 31 May 2017, Johannesburg
Translate strategy into a compelling visual story so that every employee can relate to it. Tracey Swanepoel author of "The Leadership Riptide and How to Escape" plus founder of THINKspiration. Read more >>

Managing media relations and media conferences
Provox Centre for Public Relations and Communicati - 31 May 2017 to 1 Jun 2017, Ferndale, Randburg | 4 Sep 2017 to 6 Sep 2017, Cape Town | 13 Sep 2017 to 15 Sep 2017, Ferndale, Randburg


Writing in the electronic environment
PRISA - 1 Jun 2017 to 2 Jun 2017, Randburg | 16 Oct 2017 to 17 Oct 2017, Randburg


Appreciative Inquiry Coaching Training
Center for Appreciative Inquiry - 5 Jun 2017 to 9 Jun 2017, Cape Town


Smart Procurement World KwaZulu-Natal 2017 Conference and Expo
Smart Procurement World - 5 Jun 2017 to 6 Jun 2017, Durban


Risk Management and Corporate Governance
SNH Business Seminars - 5 Jun 2017 to 9 Jun 2017, Pretoria


HR Metrics and Analytics
NES Consulting - 6 Jun 2017 to 9 Jun 2017, Johannesburg


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