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Business writing skills needed more now than ever
According to the McKinsey Global Institute's research, the average employee spends two and a half hours per day dealing with emails, which is equivalent to 81 working days every year or a quarter of the average working life... read more>>



Education
[Loeries 2015] Reaping the Creative Future Scholarship rewards with Banzi Kasana

Leigh Andrews

Banzi Kasana is the 2014 recipient of the Loeries Creative Future Scholarship. We found out just how important it is for teachers to share scholarship information with their students... (video) read more>>
Winners of youth entrepreneurship competition
In an effort to address the high unemployment rate among the youth, Ithala Development Finance Corporation launched the 'Inkunz'isematholeni Youth in Business' programme in 2014, aimed at promoting entrepreneurship and providing skills development among the youth... read more>>
DA to question tablet contract in parliament
EduSolutions, the company responsible for the 2012 Limpopo textbook crisis and reported to have close ties to President Jacob Zuma, has been awarded a contract to deliver tablet and laptop computers, and e-learning materials to schools in Gauteng at a cost of R200-million... read more>>
Save the date: BizTrends 2015 Imbizo Johannesburg

Issued by Bizcommunity.com

A stellar line-up of industry leaders will discuss current trends in the marketing communications industry, as well as do some crystal ball gazing for 2016 at Bizcommunity.com's special trend event on 17 September at the Sandton Convention Centre... read more>>



E-learning
Prodigy develops mobile app for matric learners
To assist the matric class of 2015 succeed in their exams and achieve a higher pass rate than their predecessors, educational publisher Oxford University Press South Africa commissioned 17-year-old programming prodigy Jacques Blom to develop flippit... read more>>
Adapt IT opens third Knowledge Centre
Adapt IT, an innovative IT company, opened its third Knowledge Centre at the Rusthof Secondary School in the Western Cape... read more>>
Higher Education
Tito Mboweni becomes Honorary Professor at Wits
From 1 August 2015, Tito Mboweni, the former Governor of the South African Reserve Bank will join Wits University as an Honorary Professor in the School of Economic and Business Sciences... read more>>
MBA student part of Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative
Tomorrow, 31 July 2015, Zibu Mthiyane will personally meet President Obama as she was selected as a Mandela Washington Fellow for 2015, as part of President Barack Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)... read more>>
The jury is out for African business schools: In search of a new lodestar to guide business education

Issued by Regent Business School

The time is ripe for a new 'lodestar' to guide business education especially in terms of the developmental exigencies of both the global and local contexts... read more>>
Oxbridge Academy rewards students for succeeding against the odds

Issued by Oxbridge Academy

Starting this year, Oxbridge Academy will be rewarding three students each semester who have succeeded in their studies despite any physical, educational, social, or financial obstacles that they have faced... read more>>
Primary & Secondary Education
Pioneer Foods commits R8.5 million for youth centre in Mbekweni
Pioneer Foods has committed to an R8.5 million development in the Mbekweni township outside Paarl. The Mbekweni Youth Centre (MYC) promises to provide a secure and enriching environment for young people... read more>>
Skills Training
Infoware Studios closing skills gap in software development industry
Infoware Studios will be conducting face-to-face interviews and technical assessments on graduates interested in their six-month internship programme read more>>
Business
Tips for saving on your mobile bill
Have you ever had the feeling that you were paying too much for your mobile contract but that you didn't know how to fix it? read more>>
Jobs offered
Manager - Alumni Relations - Cape Town
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced manager - alumni relations (Ref. EBW04/228/0715). Applications close: 19 August 2015 Read more >>


Intern Psychologists - Cape Town
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint suitably qualified and experienced intern psychologists (Ref. SSVO/252/0715). Applications close: 31 August 2015 Read more >>



New events to diarise
Essential business skills for South African women
The Mindspa Institute - 20 Aug 2015 to 21 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

Business communication
Quo Vadis Communications - 26 Aug 2015 to 28 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

26 August Xtraordinary Evenings
XtraOrdinaryWomen - 26 Aug 2015, Cape Town

Secretary's Day Celebration 2015
Masana Brainstorm Conferencing - 3 Sep 2015 to 4 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Community relations practice
CSMI - 7 Sep 2015 to 11 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Demystify social media
Quo Vadis Communications - 9 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Advanced business communication
Quo Vadis Communications - 19 Oct 2015 to 21 Oct 2015, Johannesburg

Upcoming events
Managing revenue and expenditure in public sector
INTAH Training and Consulting - 5 Aug 2015 to 7 Aug 2015, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban | 4 Nov 2015 to 6 Nov 2015, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban

Practical power distribution
IDC Technologies - 5 Aug 2015 to 6 Aug 2015, Midrand, Johannesburg

Community building
Symphonia for South Africa - 5 Aug 2015 to 6 Aug 2015, Johannesburg | 2 Sep 2015 to 3 Sep 2015, Johannesburg | 8 Sep 2015 to 9 Sep 2015, Cape Town

IPM GIBS Women in Business Conference
GIBS - 6 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

Xtraordinary Women - Somerset West
XtraOrdinarywomen - 6 Aug 2015, Cape Town

ASSA Dialogue on Diversity in Human Sexuality
Livewired Public Relations - 6 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

Advanced Negotiation Skills
Maurice Kerrigan Africa - 11 Aug 2015 to 13 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

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