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Be big on biz with Portfolio Night and Bizcommunity - competition

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] If you are a branding, design or advertising student in Johannesburg, by Thursday next week your life may have changed forever! After years of negotiations, the largest one-day advertising portfolio review in the world, Portfolio Night, is finally making it to Johannesburg, South Africa - and Bizcommunity, in conjunction with McCann Johannesburg, has one ticket of the coveted 150 to give away. 15 May 2013 11:32

Sad state of written communications

[Marion Scher] This week saw one of those 'classic' stories in the South African media. It was a sad tale of a question paper set for Grade 7 pupils by the Mpumalanga Department of Education's Nkangala District. 10 May 2013 08:47

'Born frees' share their views on freedom

[Chris Bathembu] Tsholofelo Tau, born on 29 April 1994, will be exactly 20 years next year and will be eligible to vote for the first time in the general elections. 29 Apr 2013 10:19

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Portfolio Night Johannesburg: Bizcommunity launches a shooting star

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Bizcommunity is pleased to announce a worthy winner of the ticket to attend McCann Johannesburg's Portfolio Night initiative coming up this Wednesday, 22 May 2013, as judged by Biz creative director Terry Levin ! 20 May 2013 14:13

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Students, don't forget to enter Biz's Portfolio Night competition!

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] A reminder once again to all branding, design or advertising students in Jozi to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week, Wednesday, 22 May! Complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday, 20 May. You will need to create a MyBiz Profile if you don't have one already. 17 May 2013 11:04

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Reminder for Jozi students to enter Portfolio Night competition on Biz

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Branding, design or advertising students in Jozi, don't forget to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week Wednesday, 22 May 2013! Simply complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday 20 May. 16 May 2013 14:10

The Open Window

The Open Window invites you to discover a career in visual communication

[Issued by The Open Window] The Open Window School of Visual Communication has established itself over the last 19 years as one of the finest art and design higher education institutions. 14 May 2013 10:44

Scarce skills - what are they?

Despite it being a legislative requirement, several government departments on Wednesday (20 February) denied responsibility for drawing up and publishing the National Scarce and Critical Skills List - indicating the confusion that resulted after President Jacob Zuma increased the number of ministries in 2009. 21 Feb 2013 10:03

Looting at Walter Sisulu University

Students looted shops at Walter Sisulu University's Mthatha campus during a protest on Monday (22 April), the university said. 23 Apr 2013 09:39

UCT shines in World Rankings

The QS World University Rankings by Subject, released on Wednesday, 8 May 2013, have ranked the University of Cape Town (UCT) among the top 100 universities in the world for eight of its subject areas. QS ranks the world's top 200 higher education institutions, and for this edition of the Rankings by Subject, 2,858 universities were evaluated and 678 institutions ranked in total. 9 May 2013 14:38

All systems go for Mpumalanga University

ERMELO: Plans are underway to ensure that the R10.3 billion Mpumalanga University opens its doors next year. 8 Mar 2013 08:07

Ten trends in tertiary education in South Africa in 2013

[Japie Heydenrych] The need for higher and further education and training in South Africa is intensifying in the face of an extremely competitive job market and a national unemployment rate of 25%. However, a number of challenges affect the provision of education, from limited resources to continuing technological developments, the growth of niche education and distance learning, the relationships between employers and education providers, and the need for qualifications to be relevant to the workplace. 20 Feb 2013 10:00

Forget management, go for cadre deployment

Cadre deployment to parastatal boards is acceptable if the individuals concerned are skilled enough for the position, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Wednesday, 8 May. 9 May 2013 10:10