NMMU and Rhodes University could be facing a lawsuit from hundreds of angry parents whose children have been affected by fee-related protests.
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This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Chris Rawlinson, ex-Ogilvy/WPP, now creator of 42courses.com, a learning platform for the creative industries.
Leigh Andrews 12 hours ago
Free higher education is a myth. There is no such thing anywhere in the world, even in wealthy states like Germany, Finland, Norway and Sweden, which insist that their tertiary education systems are "free". In fact, higher education in those countries is predominantly paid for by taxpayers. They can afford it. They are rich, socially and economically equitable societies.
Damtew Teferra 13 hours ago
Lobby group AfriForum says its battle to preserve Afrikaans as a medium of instruction at various universities in the country will continue despite a high court ruling that dismissed its urgent application to interdict the University of SA (Unisa) from implementing its English-only policy.
Bekezela Phakathi 1 day ago
As several universities around South Africa remain shut this week, Wits University is planning to poll its students and staff over whether the institution should remain closed.
Jan Bornman, Nivashni Nair, Taschica Pillay, Farre 1 day ago
Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande has condemned the destruction of university property, which has run into millions of rands.
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There has been a hive of academic and social activity at Regent Business School in the recent past and there are plans afoot to have many more in the near future. On 16 September 2016, Regent Business School presented a BRICS Masterclass titled, 'Doing Business with the BRICS'. The event was hosted in partnership with the Durban Chamber of Commerce, Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal, Nedbank, MANCOSA and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) in a new addition to the institution's campus, the Institute of Entrepreneurship. The new building accommodates state-of-art-facilities including a 180-seater raked lecture theatre.
Regent Business School 2 days ago
Kedibone Makgato, Mokhudu Machaba and Erika Esterhuizen have been recognised as ISPA teachers of the year at the annual ISPA SuperTeacher Awards Gala Dinner on 22 September 2016.
2 days ago
The Treasury has proposed a two-year extension of the employment tax incentive and a five-year extension of the learnership tax incentive, both of which, it says, have yielded positive results.
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Information and communications technology (ICT) remains the key contributor to the development of advanced economies, and the Government Technology Conference (GovTech) 2016 - which is a platform for public and private sector leaders, professionals and practitioners to discuss, deliberate and explore the role that ICT plays in improving the quality of life of citizens - lays a solid foundation on which SA is able to accelerate its digital drive.
23 Sep 2016
Eight Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) students were arrested in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday, 21 September 2016.
Amir Chetty 22 Sep 2016
The chairman of the fees commission has called for patience from students and urged them to accept fee hikes.
Penelope Mashego and Karl Gerntzky 22 Sep 2016
General George W. Casey, who served as Chief of Staff of the US Army efforts in Iraq, told a recent Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) forum that the current unpredictable global political and economic climate requires leaders of vision, courage and character.
Gordon Institute of Business Science 22 Sep 2016
