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EduWeek 2017 award winners
EduWeek 2017 award winners
Education conference and exhibition, EduWeek hosted its prestigious annual awards event in Cape Town on Wednesday... read
E-learning
Conclusion of 2U's R1.4bn buyout of GetSmarter puts Cape Town in the spotlight
Conclusion of 2U's R1.4bn buyout of GetSmarter puts Cape Town in the spotlight

Issued by GetSmarter

US-based 2U Inc. has concluded its $103m (R1.4bn) acquisition of online education company GetSmarter. The deal, which is believed to be the biggest ever for a South African edtech company, further bolsters Cape Town's position as a technology hub... read
Early Childhood Development
How parents can raise children who love maths
How parents can raise children who love maths

Issued by Coronation

Parents can help their children develop key mathematical skills by playing simple games with them, and by maintaining enthusiasm for the subject... read
Educare challenge to celebrate the importance of early childhood development
Educare challenge to celebrate the importance of early childhood development
Innovation Edge is aiming to change the perception that undermines the importance of Early Childhood Development (ECD) with the launch of the ECD Heroes Challenge... read
Higher Education
Wavebreak Media
New medical school slated for Eastern Cape

Joan van Dyk

Nelson Mandela University (NMU) will open South Africa's ninth medical school in 2020 with its first class of 100 aspiring doctors... read
Subsidies for academic papers could be withdrawn in 'predatory publishing' probe
Subsidies for academic papers could be withdrawn in 'predatory publishing' probe

Bekezela Phakathi

The Department of Higher Education and Training will probe claims about predatory publishing, and could withdraw subsidies paid out for the academic articles in question... read
Higher education irregular spending worries auditor-general
Higher education irregular spending worries auditor-general

Bekezela Phakathi

The auditor-general has raised concern about the sustainability of the Department of Higher Education and Training after it incurred nearly R1bn in irregular expenditure... read
Wits appoints CEO for Tshimologong Precinct
Wits appoints CEO for Tshimologong Precinct
Lesley Donna Williams has been appointed the CEO of Wits University's Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct... read
Future Nation Schools founder donates 25,000 books to Walter Sisulu University
Future Nation Schools founder donates 25,000 books to Walter Sisulu University
Celebrating its first book fair, Future Nation Schools founder and chairperson of NSFAS and the National Education Collaboration Trust, Sizwe Nxasana donated more than 25,000 books worth more than R12.5m to Walter Sisulu University (WSU)... read
Professor Cuthbert Musingwini, Wits University School of Mining
ECSA renews Wits Mining School's accreditation
The Wits School of Mining Engineering has been re-accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa... read
Ivy League universities search SA for tomorrow's leaders
Ivy League universities search SA for tomorrow's leaders
More than 10 of the world's top universities - including Harvard, MIT, New York University, Columbia, Cornell and Princeton - have descended on Crawford College in Sandton to identify top matriculants for their 2018 programmes... read
Umbrella body fears student funding disaster
Umbrella body fears student funding disaster
The Financial Aid Practitioners of SA (Fapsa) warns of further unrest and protest at tertiary campuses countrywide if the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) does not sort out its payment issues to institutions and students... read
Primary & Secondary Education
Samsung empowers Ghanaian girls with ICT skills
Samsung empowers Ghanaian girls with ICT skills
Samsung is growing young girls' capacity in ICT skills in Accra, Ghana through its annual employee volunteer programme... read
Correctional Services ready for matric examinations
Correctional Services ready for matric examinations
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Acting National Commissioner, James Smalberger, says the department is ready to for this year's matric examinations... read
Skills Training
How to bounce back after serial job application disappointments
How to bounce back after serial job application disappointments

Issued by Oxbridge Academy

Being turned down time after time for jobs you've applied for can be intensely disheartening, but there are some proven actions candidates can take to ensure their applications improve over time... read
Business
Listing of Curro's Stadio delivers a bonus to shareholders
Listing of Curro's Stadio delivers a bonus to shareholders

Robert Laing

Private education group Curro unbundled its tertiary education arm Stadio into a separate listing on Tuesday morning, which effectively saw shareholders gain 5.3% from Monday's R39.27 closing price... read
Business
New tax law sees increase in financial emigration
New tax law sees increase in financial emigration
The government's planned changes to the tax law for South Africans working abroad has brought financial emigration into sharp focus... read
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