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2017 #TEDxYouthCT to acknowledge importance of embracing SA's diversity
2017 #TEDxYouthCT to acknowledge importance of embracing SA's diversity

Themed 'Embracing Diversity', the 2017 #TEDxYouthCT event will see eight young speakers take to the stage to share their take on the importance of embracing diversity as South Africans... Read

Going Mad about education with Francois Pienaar
Going Mad about education with Francois Pienaar

Shan Radcliffe

Francois Pienaar has been a household name in South Africa for over 20 years. So what does a former Springbok captain do once he leaves the stadium and hangs up his national rugby boots for good? Why, he goes Mad and inspires new generations of learners and leaders, that's what... Read

New UJ research centre aims to reduce poverty
New UJ research centre aims to reduce poverty

Poverty trends research released by Statistics South Africa in August shows that poverty levels are on the rise, with 55.5% of South Africans living in poverty in 2015. UJ's new initiative, the Africa Centre for Evidence, intends to change all that... Read


INNOVATION MONTH
#InnovationMonth: Kickstarting a love of science
Kickstarting a love of science

Shan Radcliffe

Bathabile Mpofu, co-founder and MD of Nkazimulo Applied Sciences, believes that true innovation comes from the access of existing knowledge... read
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Entrepreneur Month
#EntrepreneurMonth: Here's to the African entrepreneurs
Here's to the African entrepreneurs

Issued by Bizcommunity.com

Join us in celebrating the courageous innovators, in small businesses and large, in South Africa and the rest of Africa, who take the risks that create new revenues, models and livelihoods, as we designate October and November as Entrepreneur Month across 18 industries on Biz... read
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Distance Learning
Shortening the distance with Damelin Correspondence College
Shortening the distance with Damelin Correspondence College

Ashmika Chottu, Issued by Damelin Correspondence College

There are still a number of misconceptions surrounding distance learning, some of which include: poor quality education and the student being ‘alone' in the study process... read
Higher Education
PhD chemistry students Anton Hamann (left) and Jonathan Hay with the ‘Closed-Cold-Water-Recycling-System' they developed for their laboratory in the De Beers Building at Stellenbosch University. Photo: Stefan Els
SU chemistry students reduce water use in lab by 3,000l per week
Stellenbosch University chemistry PhD students Monica Clements, Jonathan Hay and Anton Hamann have reduced their laboratory's water consumption by at least 3,000l per week... read
Pictured from left to right: Simon Mwangi, CEO/Founder The Bridge Africa Group Ltd, Kenya; AGCO's Nuradin Osman; Dr George Njenga, Dean, Strathmore Business School and Dr Andy Wilcox, Head of Crop and Environment Science, Harper Adams University, UK. (Image Source: AGCO Corporation)
New training programme to help fill vital management roles in African agriculture
AGCO Agribusiness Programme is being established to develop talent to fill vital junior management roles in African agriculture and the supply chain... read
GIBS again tops Financial Mail Business School and MBA 2017 rankings
GIBS again tops Financial Mail Business School and MBA 2017 rankings

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science

The Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) has retained its dominance in the 2017 Financial Mail ‘Ranking the MBAs' annual survey... read
Efficiency aim for new NSFAS chief
Efficiency aim for new NSFAS chief

Penwell Dlamini

Matriculants from poor backgrounds could know sooner in future - even before they write their final exams - if they will receive funding for their university studies... read
The upside of chaos
The upside of chaos

Jessica Rees-Jones

Forward planning and strong communication can make all the difference when handling a crisis... read
Primary & Secondary Education
Educor Education Foundation launches revamped science labs at Inanda School
Educor Education Foundation launches revamped science labs at Inanda School

Ashmika Chottu, Issued by Educor

Damaged desks, broken chairs and hollow flooring sadly described the rundown state of the science laboratories at the Inanda Newtown Comprehensive School a month ago, prior to receiving a revamp... read
Skills Training
Save time and costs! Register for an Online Visionary Leadership programme
Save time and costs! Register for an Online Visionary Leadership programme

Issued by UKZN Extended Learning

The global landscape is currently volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) whereby leaders find themselves challenged to cope and manage their teams and organisations... read
Your degree may not help for much
Your degree may not help for much
You might not need a degree to get a job at these big companies. Here's why they've opted for an unconventional approach to hiring... read
Drone industry expected to create thousands of jobs
Drone industry expected to create thousands of jobs
According to economic expert, Dr Roelof Botha, the largely untapped drone industry is expected to create 33,000 jobs this year alone... read
SETAs pass audit checks
SETAs pass audit checks
The National Skills Authority (NSA) has congratulated Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) for receiving unqualified and clean audits for the 2016/2017 financial year... read
Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash
Ambition and partnership key to driving smart city adoption

Edwin Diender

AI and other technologies, in conjunction with the innovative implementation of ICT, can improve the quality of life across a broad range of factors, improve workforce efficiency, and create new jobs... read
Intern programme partnership boosts tech graduates' employability
Intern programme partnership boosts tech graduates' employability
E4 has partnered with the EOH Youth Job Creation Initiative and the National Skills Fund Project and Internship Programme to give aspiring technology graduates the opportunity to gain both valuable and practical work experience to help kick-start their careers... read
iRise, Somalia.
Somalia is getting its first tech incubator
The doors are set to open at iRise, the first ever tech incubator and co-working space to be established in the Somali capital of Mogadishu... read
Business
Dodgy 'Dr Joe' removed from Gems website amid HPCSA probe
Dodgy 'Dr Joe' removed from Gems website amid HPCSA probe

Naledi Shange

The 'House call with Dr Joe' column on the Gems website has been taken down after TimesLIVE alleged PR staffers were writing the content... read
Jobs offered
Lecturer - Communication Design - Pretoria
The Department of Communication Design in the Open Window School of Visual Communication Design seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Communication (Graphic) Design. Read more >>

New events to diarise
Second International Creativity and Innovation (un)Conference - 14 Oct 2017, Johannesburg
Join us for a full-day event with eight international speakers from the USA, Europe and our local awesomeness (full family event). Read more >>



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