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New university aims to be ranked best in the world
[More Matshediso] PRETORIA: President Jacob Zuma has launched a new health science university envisaged to be ranked amongst the best in the world... read more>>

Minister to host meeting about colonial statues

Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa will on Friday host a special consultative meeting on transformation of the heritage landscape in South Africa...

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OSAAT takes a giant leap to improve SA's education system

Earlier today, pupils of Forte High School in Dobsonville Soweto tuned in to a radio broadcast where Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka who is currently orbiting the earth, addressed them from the International Space Station. The recorded broadcast from space to address South African pupils is the first initiative of its kind and magnitude...

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#PassRateChallenge puts maths study guides in the hands of 20,000 Grade 9s

The average mark achieved by Grade 9 learners 2014 Annual National Assessment (ANA) for Mathematics was 10.8%. Only 3% achieved more than 50%...

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Higher Education
Zero Heroes drives awareness about sustainable commuting among varsity students
Electric transport company EWIZZ has introduced its new Zero Heroes programme, aimed at promoting awareness about sustainable commuting among university students, to three universities in the Cape Town region... read more>>
Uni-based pitching den open to all entrepreneurs
The LaunchLab Idea's Pitching Den, an innocuous platform for aspiring and emerging entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas and stand a chance of winning their share of R50,000, is held bi-annually at participating campuses in the Western Cape, namely SU, UWC and UCT... read more>>
Primary & Secondary Education
SADTU launches principal seminars to address school-based violence

Neo Koza

Gathering over 200 Gauteng school principals and district officers at the Parktonian Hotel in Braamfontein, the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) launched the first of six principal seminars across the country to resolve the issue of violence in schools... read more>>
Gauteng Education closes Roodepoort Primary School
PRETORIA: Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi has decided to close Roodepoort Primary School indefinitely due to the continuous disruption of schooling in the area, the department announced today... read more>>
Spelling bee competition to improve learners' vocab
PRETORIA: As part of a broader comprehensive strategy to address the poor performance by learners in languages and numeracy, the Department of Basic Education, in partnership with Spell It South Africa, will today launch the Spelling Bee South Africa Competition for 2015... read more>>
Learners get lifetime opportunity to chat to astronaut
PRETORIA: A group of learners from Sol Plaatje Primary School in Mafikeng will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to talk directly to an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS) in May... read more>>
Taking democracy to the classroom
PRETORIA: Learners across South Africa will next week celebrate 21 years of electoral democracy during the annual Schools Democracy Week... read more>>
Skills Training
WYSE Travel Confederation and Emirates partner again for WYSTC 2015
The World Youth Student and Educational (WYSE) Travel Confederation has partnered Emirates Airline again this year to offer hosted flights for its WYSTC 2015 hosted buyer programme participants... read more>>
Wipro and GIBS partner to design 'Future CIO' programme
Wipro has announced a partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) to co-design a 'Future CIO' programme, which aims to build future technology leaders... read more>>
SA sends trainees to China for nuclear plant operations training
PRETORIA: Government is sending 50 trainees from the South African nuclear industry to China to take part in the nuclear power plant operations training, said the Department of Energy (DoE)... read more>>
SARA hosts African first conference in SA
The South African Roadies Association (SARA) is hosting Africa's first-ever Live Event Technical & Production Conference (LETPC 2015) from 13 to 16 May, during Africa Month, at the Sunnyside Park Hotel in Parktown, Johannesburg... read more>>
Unique skills programme jumpstarts careers for unemployed youth

Issued by TSiBA Education

Many highly qualified South African youths struggle to get jobs or move up the corporate ladder, often due to a lack of the vital soft skills key to survival in today's competitive marketplace... read more>>
National Youth Development Agency invests in skills development and legal compliance in the workplace

Issued by Continuing Education - University of Pretoria

The National Youth Development Agency plays a key role in ensuring that government, the private sector and civil society make youth development a priority by identifying and implementing solutions to address challenges... read more>>
Business
[TrendTalk] How to be a sustainable brand

Louise Marsland

Brands that invest in sustainability programmes ensure their own sustainability. It is as simple as that... read more>>
Government news
Brown updates SA on electricity shortages
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has called on Eskom's residential and business customers to use energy sparingly as the winter season approaches... read more>>
More Government news
Jobs offered
Director - Institute for Futures Research - Western Cape
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced director: institute for futures research (Ref.EBW11/106/0415). Applications close: 15 May 2015 Read more >>



New events to diarise
Strengths deployment inventory (SDI)
Expressions - 4 May 2015, Umhlanga

Action success: enhanced emotional intelligence
Expressions - 7 May 2015 to 8 May 2015, Umhlanga

Drafting contracts in plain language
UCT Professional Development Project - 14 May 2015 to 15 May 2015, Cape Town

Project Procurement for PublicPrivate Partnership
INTAH Training and Consulting - 21 Jul 2015 to 23 Jul 2015, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban | 21 Oct 2015 to 23 Oct 2015, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban

Visionary Leadership
INTAH Training and Consulting - 21 Jul 2015 to 23 Jul 2015, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban | 28 Sep 2015 to 29 Sep 2015, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban

The Dealguru™ programme
The Dealmaker Company - 22 Jul 2015 to 23 Jul 2015, Johannesburg

Job Evaluation
INTAH Training and Consulting - 28 Jul 2015 to 29 Jul 2015, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban | 14 Sep 2015 to 15 Sep 2015, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban

Ethics and Professionalism in the Public Sector
INTAH Training and Consulting - 12 Aug 2015 to 13 Aug 2015, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban | 7 Dec 2015 to 8 Dec 2015, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban

Public Sector Strategic Planning & Implementation
INTAH Training and Consulting - 12 Aug 2015 to 14 Aug 2015, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban | 18 Nov 2015 to 20 Nov 2015, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban

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The Dealmaker Company - 22 Apr 2015 to 23 Apr 2015, Johannesburg

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The Peer Group - 22 Apr 2015, Randburg | 20 May 2015, Randburg | 18 Jun 2015, Randburg | 22 Jul 2015, Randburg | 27 Aug 2015, Randburg

Writing documents in plain language
Stellenbosch University - 22 Apr 2015 to 23 Apr 2015, Cape Town | 2 Sep 2015 to 3 Sep 2015, Cape Town

Influential business communication
Maurice Kerrigan Africa - 22 Apr 2015 to 23 Apr 2015, Johannesburg | 18 May 2015 to 19 May 2015, Johannesburg | 22 Jun 2015 to 23 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

If it is to be, it is up to me!
The Success Academy - 22 Apr 2015, Centurion, Pretoria

Business and Report Writing Workshop
Precision Human Resource Consultants - 23 Apr 2015 to 24 Apr 2015, Johannesburg

2nd Annual Women in Higher Education Conference
Meanwood - 23 Apr 2015 to 24 Apr 2015, Sandton, Johannesburg

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