Raise Your Hand is an ongoing initiative designed to inform, motivate and encourage the public to get involved in improving our country's outlook, one future leader at a time.
7 Mar 2014 15:17
Collect-a-Can, metal can and packaging recovery company, will partner with libraries, communities and corporates in South Africa to host educational events across the country during South African Library Week from 17-22 March 2014.
7 Mar 2014 14:52
Cabinet has welcomed the Department of Science and Technology's continued support for the National Science Festival, known as Scifest Africa.
7 Mar 2014 06:59
The AFDA Durban Campus has recently spent more than R1.2 million to add to its technical equipment and campus facilities. This is an investment in the quality of its educational programme and students' creative output.
6 Mar 2014 11:48
Toxic heavy metals polluting the air, the need for improved diagnosis of depression, rooibos preventing skin cancer, low-cost MRI scans in the fruit industry, the fight against fungal infections in grapevines, and churches alleviating poverty. These are just some of the topics that 12 doctoral students from seven faculties at Stellenbosch University (SU) will present at the third annual New Voices in Science colloquium to be held on Friday, 7 March, 2014.
6 Mar 2014 10:26
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has approved the Public Administration Management Bill, which seeks to stop public servants from doing business with the State.
6 Mar 2014 07:10
To promote literacy in South Africa, Native VML's Mxit e-reader app, bookly, is now expanding into a writing platform. bookly is a sophisticated e-reader app for Mxit that delivers smartphone functionality to even the most basic feature phone.
4 Mar 2014 14:07
The launch of the National Integrated Human Resource Development Plan is an important step forward in driving and increasing the human resource and skills development base of the country, says Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande.
4 Mar 2014 06:14
National carrier South African Airways (SAA) is investigating the possibility of using the in-flight relief pilot programme as a meaningful way of developing future pilots.
4 Mar 2014 06:00
As the extreme cost of higher education has once again made headlines around the country, a leading higher education provider says that it's possible for institutions to make changes that will spare the pockets of students and parents without compromising on quality.
3 Mar 2014 14:48
PLOXXI, a cardboard computer, powered by Android and built for less than R1000, provides affordable access to powerful computing and can be decorated by its users - paving the way for co-creation of technology, and not only its consumption.
3 Mar 2014 13:09
As inflation continues to accelerate and consumer spending remains under pressure, South Africans are feeling the pinch, but that doesn't mean that dreams of studying further should disappear like our disposable income. Research shows that those who learn more, earn more - and in our current financial climate distance education continues to make financial sense.
3 Mar 2014 12:14
As the demand from sub-Saharan African countries for online training steadily grows, the number of online courses is said to have increased by 390% over the past five years.
3 Mar 2014 10:41
