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Code word for the future
[Alta Greeff] Almost every child comes into contact everyday with some form of the digitised world, whether it is watching their parents swipe their credit card for a purchase in the supermarket or even watching them on their cellphones... read more>>

New African EduWeek Awards to honour most inspiring teachers and educational suppliers
[Issued by Spintelligent]

The country's leading teachers, suppliers, institutions and education professionals will be recognised and celebrated at the inaugural African EduWeek Awards that will take place at Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg on 1 July...

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Where are our black profs?

Sanya Mansoor

Dysfunctional schooling systems, poor career prospects, dismal salaries and a lack of transformation are driving desperately needed black professionals away from academia...

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UJ accuses cops of lying to get billions

Academics from the University of Johannesburg have accused President Jacob Zuma and the police of manipulating civil unrest figures for political purposes...

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E-learning
New data warehousing course
Master Data Management, sub-Saharan Africa partner of online data management educator's eLearningCurve, has announced the newly released course... read more>>
Higher Education
Task team to canvass Rhodes name change
The Rhodes University council has approved a proposal to form a special task team to engage the greater Grahamstown community on the possibility of a name change for the 111-year-old academic institution... read more>>
WSU students call for on-campus pub
Students at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) in Mthatha have asked the administration to open a pub on campus to save its reputation... read more>>
NMMU dean explores stories
Evocative, engaging and entertaining were some of the words used to sum up the inaugural lecture of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's newly appointed executive dean of arts Professor Rose Boswell... read more>>
Ten SA students receive scholarships from Sweden
PRETORIA: The second round of South African students, who received scholarships from Sweden, will depart soon... read more>>
False Bay TVET College students honoured at Provincial Awards

Issued by False Bay College

The Provincial TVET Awards took place on 27 May in Stellenbosch. Students from all five TVET Colleges in the Western Cape were recognised for their achievements in the 2014 National Examinations... read more>>
UCT GSB course set to boost board strength at SA's State-Owned Enterprises

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business has taken the novel step of launching the country's first business programme dedicated to giving board members of State-Owned Enterprises the support they need to build stronger and more effective organisations... read more>>
Primary & Secondary Education
Kellogg's has breakfast with Lethsa Primary
Kellogg's MD Gerald Mahinda hosted a breakfast event at Lethsa Primary in Daveyton together with FoodBank SA to highlight the hunger landscape in South Africa and the work being done by businesses to help alleviate the problem... read more>>
Deputy Pres in UK to raise funds for SA schools
PRETORIA: Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is on a working visit to London, the United Kingdom, the Presidency said on Wednesday... read more>>
Five for a chain reaction

Jessica Taylor

As individuals experience the rewards of helping someone, they improve the communities they live and work in with a huge multiplier effect... read more>>
More children attending no fee schools: survey
PRETORIA: The percentage of learners who attended no fee schools increased from 62.4% in 2013 to 65.4% in 2014, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday... read more>>
Schools cannot turn away learners on basis of language

More Matshediso

PRETORIA: Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says no school will be allowed to exclude a learner on the basis of language... read more>>
Skills Training
FETWater Sustainability: Alignment with sector occupational and professional requirements is key
The lack of coordination of capacity building and training (CB&T) initiatives in the South African water sector has resulted in poor knowledge management... read more>>
Free coding workshops offered
The Cape Town Science Centre is currently hosting the inaugural Africa Code Week - offering free coding workshops until Thursday, 4 June 2015... read more>>
Business
The workplace of the future
Philip Gregory talks about the workplace of the future, how it will impact on the workforce and how businesses can navigate the tension between employee demands and the needs of the corporation... read more>>
Jobs offered
Research Manager - Cape Town
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced research manager (Ref. EBW04/147/0515). Applications close: 15 June 2015 Read more >>


Senior Lecturer - Project Management/Operations Management - Cape Town
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced senior lecturer in Project Management and/or Operations Management (Ref. EBW04/148/0515). Applications close: 15 June 2015 Read more >>


Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer - Development Finance - Cape Town
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced associate professor/senior lecturer: Development Finance (Ref. EBW04/135/0515). Applications close: 15 June 2015 Read more >>


Study Coordinator - Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced study coordinator (Ref. TGB12/158/0515). Applications close: 30 June 2015 Read more >>



New events to diarise
Data for action: Data analysis using Epi-Info
Centre for Statistical Analysis and Research - 10 Jun 2015 to 12 Jun 2015, Johannesburg - Braamfontein

Proposal writing
PRISA - 23 Jun 2015 to 24 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

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Effective negotiation 101
Curiosity Campus - 3 Jun 2015, Cape Town

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Marketing Your Consulting Practice
The Reputation Go-to Guy - 4 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

Communication skills for managers
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Digital marketing seminar
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Marketing your consulting practice
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