Africa proving popular destination for international students

In 1994, with the end of apartheid, South African universities opened up to the world. Recent research shows that if desirability is any indication, Africa is taking its rightful place in the world as an emerging centre for higher education. 14 May 2012 06:40

Become employable without experience

Positions requiring experience from applicants, while applicants can't gain any experience without first having had a job, is a situation that has been frustrating job-seekers for ages. But there are ways to make oneself employable and gain experience without having landed a position in formal employment first, an education expert says. 15 May 2012 10:08

SA's unskilled workers 'paid too much'

Economist Mike Schussler says if thousands of people who lack skills receive smaller pay rises at the entry level, SA could slash its 'embarrassing' unemployment rate. 8 May 2012 10:21

Executive runs Comrades to change lives

It takes a special kind of dedication and commitment to help young learners to access the opportunities that will help them jump ahead in life. It is the same kind of dedication and determination which inspires many people to run the 87km of the gruelling Comrades Marathon. 10 May 2012 11:28

UCT students receive Google scholarship awards

Two University of Cape Town (UCT) students have been awarded the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarships for 2012. Joyce Mwangama, a doctoral candidate in electrical engineering, and Maletsabisa Molapo, a master's student in computer science, were named among the 70 recipients from universities in Africa, Canada, the Middle East and the US. 23 May 2012 09:47

eLearning Africa receives sponsorship from CoZa Cares Foundation

CoZa Cares Foundation will be a sponsor of eLearning Africa, which takes place in Cotonou, Republic of Benin from 23-25 May 2012. 16 May 2012 09:58

GIBS is Africa's best business school - UK Financial Times

The University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) has achieved the top ranking among South African and African business schools in the annual UK Financial Times Executive Education rankings. 22 May 2012 11:55

Access to education should be an employee benefit

[Michelle Branco] Recent statistics coming from America on the factors contributing to the country's high levels of debt should serve as a wake-up call for South Africa, particularly the lengths to which their employees go in order to access education financing. 28 May 2012 11:14

Nzimande to clean up EC colleges

Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande has appointed a team to investigate maladministration and corruption at Further Education and Training (FET) colleges in the Eastern Cape. 24 May 2012 13:14

SABC's Matric Uploaded now covering grade 10-12 curricula

This year Matrics Uploaded, the SABC Education's multimedia curriculum programme, extends its content support to cover both the grade 10 and 11 curricula. The programme, in its third successful season, originally provided support for grade 12 learning areas. 16 Feb 2012 10:33

Govt formalises graduate recruitment scheme

PRETORIA: Government has formalised a graduate recruitment scheme to attract talented graduates into government, says Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration Ayanda Dlodlo. 16 May 2012 09:52

Promote Africa but address challenges too, says Zuma

While the African continent should promote Afro-optimism and Ubuntu, challenges such as possibly not meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline must be addressed, says President Jacob Zuma. 25 May 2012 10:29

African schools dominate global education competition

African schools won five out of the eight prizes on offer for the 2011 School Enterprise Challenge, a global competition for schools. This announcement coincides with the launch of the 2012 challenge, which is now open for registration. 14 May 2012 06:48