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| Issued by GetSmarter US-based 2U Inc. has concluded its $103m (R1.4bn) acquisition of online education company GetSmarter. The deal, which is believed to be the biggest ever for a South African edtech company, further bolsters Cape Town's position as a technology hub... read |
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| Issued by Coronation Parents can help their children develop key mathematical skills by playing simple games with them, and by maintaining enthusiasm for the subject... read |
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| Innovation Edge is aiming to change the perception that undermines the importance of Early Childhood Development (ECD) with the launch of the ECD Heroes Challenge... read |
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| Joan van Dyk Nelson Mandela University (NMU) will open South Africa's ninth medical school in 2020 with its first class of 100 aspiring doctors... read |
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| Bekezela Phakathi The Department of Higher Education and Training will probe claims about predatory publishing, and could withdraw subsidies paid out for the academic articles in question... read |
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| Bekezela Phakathi The auditor-general has raised concern about the sustainability of the Department of Higher Education and Training after it incurred nearly R1bn in irregular expenditure... read |
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| Lesley Donna Williams has been appointed the CEO of Wits University's Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct... read |
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| Celebrating its first book fair, Future Nation Schools founder and chairperson of NSFAS and the National Education Collaboration Trust, Sizwe Nxasana donated more than 25,000 books worth more than R12.5m to Walter Sisulu University (WSU)... read |
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| The Wits School of Mining Engineering has been re-accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa... read |
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| More than 10 of the world's top universities - including Harvard, MIT, New York University, Columbia, Cornell and Princeton - have descended on Crawford College in Sandton to identify top matriculants for their 2018 programmes... read |
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| The Financial Aid Practitioners of SA (Fapsa) warns of further unrest and protest at tertiary campuses countrywide if the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) does not sort out its payment issues to institutions and students... read |
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| Samsung is growing young girls' capacity in ICT skills in Accra, Ghana through its annual employee volunteer programme... read |
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| The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Acting National Commissioner, James Smalberger, says the department is ready to for this year's matric examinations... read |
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| Issued by Oxbridge Academy Being turned down time after time for jobs you've applied for can be intensely disheartening, but there are some proven actions candidates can take to ensure their applications improve over time... read |
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| Robert Laing Private education group Curro unbundled its tertiary education arm Stadio into a separate listing on Tuesday morning, which effectively saw shareholders gain 5.3% from Monday's R39.27 closing price... read |
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| The government's planned changes to the tax law for South Africans working abroad has brought financial emigration into sharp focus... read |
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