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Searching for a superhero... teacher
Searching for a superhero... teacher
In celebration of the upcoming World Teachers' Day, Woolworths and MySchool have launched their annual Teachers' Day competition for learners to put their superhero teachers into the limelight... read
College of Business and Economics launches officially at UJ
College of Business and Economics launches officially at UJ

The official launch of the new College of Business and Economics (CBE) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) takes place on Monday 21 August 2017... Read

International assessment streamlines acceptance to local business schools
International assessment streamlines acceptance to local business schools

Candidates can now apply to six leading South African business schools with one test and receive complimentary test preparation materials from the Graduate Management Admission Council... Read

Disruptive fintech degree launches at UCT
Disruptive fintech degree launches at UCT

A new degree, Master of Data Science with a specialisation in Financial Technology (fintech), which combines finance, technology and entrepreneurship is set to disrupt the financial services industry... Read

E-learning
15 African youth finalists in entrepreneurship prize
15 African youth finalists in entrepreneurship prize
Fifteen emerging young African entrepreneurs will put their talent to work on the continent after being chosen as finalists in the Anzisha Prize 2017... read
Higher Education
IREM Certified Property Manager qualification launched
IREM Certified Property Manager qualification launched
SAIBPP, together with Wits University and Pareto, recently announced the launch of the IREM Certified Property Manager (CPM) qualification... read
Emigration takes toll on Advtech's enrolment numbers
Emigration takes toll on Advtech's enrolment numbers

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Private education group Advtech said the high number of South African families emigrating was hurting enrolment numbers at its schools... read
Primary & Secondary Education
Elma invests in edutech company Mwabu
Elma invests in edutech company Mwabu
Elma Investments, the impact investment arm of the Elma Group of Foundations, has taken up 100% of Mwabu's Series B investment round... read
Scrapping maths in school won't solve problem
Scrapping maths in school won't solve problem
Doing away with the maths as a compulsory school subject will not solve the problem of South Africa's appalling math results... read
South African, Korean schoolchildren collaborate on drone building
South African, Korean schoolchildren collaborate on drone building
A team of Korean educators, who won a tender from Samsung for a study to forecast what education might look like in the year 2030, approached Curro, a South African educator group, to collaborate on a drone-building project... read
Skills Training
Stanford GSB, De Beers in $3m partnership for entrepreneurs
Stanford GSB, De Beers in $3m partnership for entrepreneurs
The Stanford Graduate School of Business, in partnership with the De Beers group, will invest $3m in an entrepreneurship educational programme in 2018 to empower young, budding entrepreneurs and owners of established businesses in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa... read
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Go2Africa providing training opportunities for safari agents
Now in its tenth year, Go2Africa's Safari Expert Academy gives beginner agents and other sector industry experts looking to get into safari game opportunities... read
Micro-finance, education reduces women's vulnerability to gender-based violence
Micro-finance, education reduces women's vulnerability to gender-based violence
Tackling gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS which plagues South African women, the Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE) programme works to improve the economic well-being and financial independence of rural women... read
Short courses can improve career prospects
Short courses can improve career prospects
Short course qualifications that are recent, relevant and specific can be far better indicators of a person's current skills than a qualification achieved years ago... read
Tanzania Women of Achievement.
Mentorship app for young women, girls in Africa
Tanzania Women of Achievement (TWA) launches Twaa - a mentorship and learning on the go platform for girls and women in Africa.... read
Seed Engine gets increased investment from WDB
Seed Engine gets increased investment from WDB
WDB Investment Holdings has increased its stake in Seed Engine (incorporating Seed Academy and the WDB Seed Fund) from 35% to 51%, making Seed Engine a 51% black women-owned company... read
International
SA minister quits over women's assault claims
SA minister quits over women's assault claims
South Africa's deputy higher education minister Mduduzi Manana resigned on Saturday over accusations that he physically assaulted two women at a Johannesburg nightclub... read
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Business
Sars amnesty for hidden assets a flop
Sars amnesty for hidden assets a flop
The tax amnesty for undeclared foreign assets, which the government had hoped would yield billions of rand in additional revenue, has been a flop... read
Eskom defends lifting suspension on senior managers
Eskom defends lifting suspension on senior managers
Eskom has been quick to defend the reinstatement of two senior managers just a couple of days after their suspension... read
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Leadership Perspectives from the Front Line - 24 Aug 2017, Johannesburg
Leadership Perspectives from the Front Line. SA's most comprehensive leadership book! By Dr Andrew J.Johnson, Dr Theo H.Veldsmann & Nadiem Soloman. Read more >>



Why entrepreneurship is important for SA - 1 Sep 2017, Johannesburg
Join us for breakfast on Friday 1 September for a dynamic panel discussion featuring Richard Mukheibir (MD Cash Converters), Pavlo Phitidis (CEO Aurik Business Accelerator), Craig Rivett (economist/digital entrepreneur) Read more >>



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