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Deadline approaches for Allan Gray high school entrepreneurship programme

Entrepreneurship

Deadline approaches for Allan Gray high school entrepreneurship programme

22 Apr 2025

Students disrupt classes amid housing crisis

Higher Education

Students disrupt classes amid housing crisis

Sandiso Phaliso and Joseph Chirume 12 Feb 2025

Samsung Electronics celebrates Foundation Day with the Global Employee Volunteering Programme

Technology

Samsung Electronics celebrates Foundation Day with the Global Employee Volunteering Programme

Issued by Samsung Electronics 25 Nov 2024

Image source: Kampus Production from

Medical Research

#WorldStrokeDay: Occupational therapists' key role in rehabilitation of stroke survivors

29 Oct 2024

New UWC incubator in Bellville targets growth of township businesses

Higher Education

New UWC incubator in Bellville targets growth of township businesses

9 Oct 2024

Source: DALL-E 3

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA green hydrogen economy goes commercial

Lindsey Schutters 23 Sep 2024

Source: Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital CEO, Anita Parbhoo, is the 2024 recipient of the Jakes Gerwel Award in Public Health. Photo supplied by Jeffrey Abrahams.

Healthcare

Anita Parbhoo wins Jakes Gerwel Award

30 Aug 2024

SA mourns the loss of educational visionary professor Brian O’Connell

Higher Education

SA mourns the loss of educational visionary professor Brian O’Connell

27 Aug 2024

Universities with no application fees for 2025

Higher Education

Universities with no application fees for 2025

Issued by FundiConnect 22 Aug 2024

Masifundise Development Trust and Coastal Links hosted the Fisher People Tribunal from 12 to 14 August. Small-scale fishers from across the country gathered in Kalk Bay to share testimonies. GroundUp

Food, Water & Energy Security

Stop new mining on West Coast, say fishers

Liezl Human 16 Aug 2024

Bukhobethu Matyeni, Associate in the employment and public law practice of Herold Gie Attorneys

Law Practice

#YouthMonth: Continuing the progress for equality and inclusion - Bukhobethu Matyeni

Shan Radcliffe 28 Jun 2024

UCT council adopts Gaza resolutions

Higher Education

UCT council adopts Gaza resolutions

Matthew Hirsch 25 Jun 2024

Ending gender-based violence one conversation at a time

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Ending gender-based violence one conversation at a time

Issued by The Foschini Group 25 Jun 2024

“Dismay” at Stellenbosch senate’s rejection of call for Gaza ceasefire

Higher Education

“Dismay” at Stellenbosch senate’s rejection of call for Gaza ceasefire

Matthew Hirsch 13 May 2024

Refugee and former car guard graduates with a PhD

Higher Education

Refugee and former car guard graduates with a PhD

Mary-Anne Gontsana 10 May 2024

2025 university application dates: Everything you need to know

Higher Education

2025 university application dates: Everything you need to know

Issued by FundiConnect 16 Apr 2024

More than 200-million litres of untreated or partially treated sewage is released into False Bay daily. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Failing sewage plants continue to pollute False Bay

Steve Kretzmann 16 Feb 2024

Source: Stellenbosch University.

Healthcare

Keaton Harris: Resilient journey to medical triumph

Hannelie Booyens 2 Jan 2024

South African Universities Acting Local and Thinking Global for the UN's SDGs

Higher Education

South African Universities Acting Local and Thinking Global for the UN's SDGs

Issued by Soapbox 15 Nov 2023

Criminal Law

DA plans oversight visit to CPUT stabbing scene as shocking video emerges

Katja Hamilton 15 Nov 2023

South African universities secure R2.31bn in philanthropic funding

Higher Education

South African universities secure R2.31bn in philanthropic funding

14 Nov 2023

Source: Annie Gwerengwe, founder and managing director of Zarcare.

Public Health

Zarcare and UWC collaborate to promote breast wellness

17 Oct 2023

How business mentorship could save your company

How To Start Up

How business mentorship could save your company

Issued by SME South Africa 21 Sep 2023

RLabs South Africa announces Christine Taphel as new CEO

4th Industrial Revolution

RLabs South Africa announces Christine Taphel as new CEO

20 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied. Tygerberg Hospital has exceeded its life expectancy by two decades hence the need for a new Central Hospital in the Western Cape.

Healthcare

Western Cape's new Central hospital unveiled with focus on academic services

Katja Hamilton 19 Sep 2023

Hopes pinned on Dr Naledi Mbude to turn around South Africa's abysmal reading scores

Primary & Secondary Education

Hopes pinned on Dr Naledi Mbude to turn around South Africa's abysmal reading scores

Michael Cherry 17 Aug 2023

SMMEs need help in alleviating SA's jobs crisis

Community

SMMEs need help in alleviating SA's jobs crisis

26 Jun 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Sneaking in some ambush tactics

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Sneaking in some ambush tactics

Brendan Seery 21 Nov 2022

Land reform in South Africa is failing. Ignoring the realities of rural life plays a part

Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa is failing. Ignoring the realities of rural life plays a part

Elizabeth Hull 18 Oct 2022

Period poverty campaigners to host menstrual rights march this Women's Month

Health & Social Welfare

Period poverty campaigners to host menstrual rights march this Women's Month

24 Aug 2022

Image supplied: Bronwyn Pretorius, executive head of marketing at Mukuru

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Bronwyn Pretorius, executive head of marketing at Mukuru

Emily Stander 27 Jul 2022

10 SA universities get R1.55bn philanthropic funding

CSI & Philanthropy

10 SA universities get R1.55bn philanthropic funding

7 Apr 2022

Entrepreneurship for Contractors Development Programme open for applications

Skills Development

Entrepreneurship for Contractors Development Programme open for applications

29 Mar 2022

Image supplied: Soft Vxnxs

Art

Not to be missed at Zeitz Mocaa in March

8 Mar 2022

Image supplied: The Boschendale Farm Manor House

Events

Boschendal Farm hosts events for March

7 Mar 2022

John Jacobs, Sweet-Orr & Lybro CEO. Source: Supplied

Design & Manufacturing

From junior clerk to CEO: The inspiring rise of Sweet-Orr's John Jacobs

10 Sep 2021

How a land reform agency could break South Africa's land redistribution deadlock

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

How a land reform agency could break South Africa's land redistribution deadlock

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 4 Aug 2021

More than a woman

Women's Month

More than a woman

Issued by Intercare 2 Aug 2021

Source: ©dolgachov

Education & Training

Health professionals work in teams: their training should prepare them

Gérard Charl Filies & Josè Frantz 6 Jul 2021

#OrchidsandOnions: Setting the standard

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Setting the standard

Brendan Seery 23 Mar 2021

New report: 11 SA universities received R1.91bn in philanthropic, Seta funding in 2018

Higher Education

New report: 11 SA universities received R1.91bn in philanthropic, Seta funding in 2018

22 Dec 2020

Gov-X Innovation Challenge: What it is and why it's important for SA's cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Gov-X Innovation Challenge: What it is and why it's important for SA's cybersecurity

21 Dec 2020

#BestofBiz 2020: Education

Education

#BestofBiz 2020: Education

14 Dec 2020

Unsung recycling heroes, waste reclaimers feel lockdown pinch

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Unsung recycling heroes, waste reclaimers feel lockdown pinch

Mologadi Makwela 9 Dec 2020

Chimera Creative rebrands as a social development enterprise

Marketing & Media

Chimera Creative rebrands as a social development enterprise

18 Nov 2020