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National Adzuna Graduate of the Year winner
National Adzuna Graduate of the Year winner
Terry Tshesebe, a Health and Environmental Sciences student at the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) has won the national 2017 Adzuna Graduate of the Year competition... read

WOMEN'S MONTH
#WomensMonth: Bitten by the enterprising Bugz
#WomensMonth: Bitten by the enterprising Bugz

Shan Radcliffe

This Women's Month, the entrepreneurial genius behind Bugz Playpark, Lise Liebenberg, talks to us about early childhood development beyond the classroom, and running your own business... read
Mellony Ramalho, African Bank's group executive: sales, branch network
#WomensMonth: Investing in women will make a difference
Africa Bank's Mellony Ramalho believes young women, need to be shown that there are possibilities and taught that through hard work they too can succeed... read
Dr Sharon Vasuthevan, group nursing and quality executive at Life Healthcare
#WomensMonth: Nursing education creates empowerment
In South Africa, only 28% of senior management positions are held by women... read
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Education
#WomensMonth: Illiteracy rates among women are falling: why isn't this good news?
#WomensMonth: Illiteracy rates among women are falling: why isn't this good news?

Jackie Carroll

Functional illiteracy rates in South Africans over the age of 20 are on the decline. But, this doesn't necessarily point to either a satisfactory education system or an equitable employment environment... read
E-learning
Transforming agricultural education through technology
Transforming agricultural education through technology

Howard Blight

When it comes to training and agri-education, technology is the perfect catalyst. Just as progress is being made in farming techniques, so is the use of similar advances to drive skills and education... read
M-education can speed up learning, participation
M-education can speed up learning, participation
With many students using their mobile phones to access information, rather than laptop or tablet, education institutions are encouraged to support the integration of mobile devices and apps in formal and informal learning environments... read
Higher Education
UniZulu gets R70m infrastructure upgrades
UniZulu gets R70m infrastructure upgrades
A 288-unit residential facility and the complete rebuild of an electricity substation at the University of Zululand's main KwaDlangezwa Campus have been completed... read
Africa's youth bulge is an opportunity to transform the continent
Africa's youth bulge is an opportunity to transform the continent

Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi

The persistence of conflicts and wars on the continent continues to fuel uncertainty for the resolve of African leaders to strive and propose a better life for the youth and future generations... read
UJ receives R15m for mining faculty
UJ receives R15m for mining faculty
Sibanye will inject R15m into UJ's Department of Mining Engineering and Mine Surveying over the next three years... read
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Student Council members of Brand Council South Africa announced
The Brand Council South Africa decided that a student council must be formed, one that would get a unique, youthful perspective and tap into the thoughts, behaviours and insights of students and added value to members... read
Invitation to parent seminar
Invitation to parent seminar

Issued by False Bay College

Join False Bay College at any of their five campuses for a free seminar to discuss the TVET college as an education institution of choice at their open day on Saturday, 19 August... read
Primary & Secondary Education
All South African schools to be online by 2018
All South African schools to be online by 2018

Issued by Kaelo Engage

Deputy Minister of Basic Education, Enver Surty, says every South African school will be digitally connected by 2018... read
Ghana gets SAP Africa Code Week
Ghana gets SAP Africa Code Week
Africa Code Week (ACW), which started in 2015 to equip parents, teachers and educators with the coding skills and teaching materials they need to train children and youth in their immediate communities, arrived back in Ghana this week... read
Capitec joins BASA in youth outreach on financial education
Capitec joins BASA in youth outreach on financial education
The Banking Association of South Africa (BASA), through its StarSaver initiative, challenges member banks to take financial education to South Africa's Grade 7-9 learners to provide sound financial foundations... read
Skills Training
Paballo Nkwe and Danielle Lester, owners of iSelect Wealth
#WomensMonth: Taking on the boys in forex trading

Tivania Moodley

A female duo is taking on the world of foreign exchange by becoming game-changers in this male-dominated field... read
Rwandan entrepreneurs offer free app development training
Rwandan entrepreneurs offer free app development training
Code for Good aims to bring technology to youth in order to improve academic outcomes... read
Redesigning cities based on the words of hip hop greats
Redesigning cities based on the words of hip hop greats
The Hip Hop Architecture Camp introduces kids to architecture using a medium they love... read
Continuous learning essential yet lacking in South African organisations
Continuous learning essential yet lacking in South African organisations
Building techniques to cultivate a culture of continuous learning and growing professional development is of national importance for South African employers but only 28% are helping employees build these skills... read
Sundar Pichai, Google CEO, at Google for Nigeria event in Lagos.
Google commits to preparing 10m in Africa for future jobs

Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor

Google is committed to preparing 10 million people for the jobs of the future in the next five years, making the internet work better for everyone in Africa... read
Inyathelo receives R2m in funding from Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Inyathelo receives R2m in funding from Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Inyathelo, the South African Institute for Advancement, has been provided a grant of $150,000 (about R2m) from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation for capacity building... read
Business
Makatleho Selibo is the widow of Mahola Selibo who worked as a team leader at President Steyn mine in Welkom. He worked underground for 33 years. He passed away in 2013 and suffered from tuberculosis and silicosis. He did not receive any compensation from the mines. Photo: Thom Pierce
End in sight for silicosis case?

Pete Lewis/GroundUp

Anglo American and Gold Fields may settle with miners and their families... read
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