13 Aug 2013

Education & Training

The Pillage People get down to business

The corruption that usually makes the headlines - with regrettable frequency - is that allegedly committed by government employees, ministers and what-have-you. But not to be outdone, it seems big business is doing its bit to catch up and outdo government on leadership ethics, writes Johan Poolman.

Meanwhile, still on the corruption front, Jacob Zuma reckons the arms commission can continue, even if it has been hit by a number of high-profile resignations, writes Karl Gernetzky. As a certain popular cartoonist suggested in one of his latest works, the commission might be better known for its production of whitewash than for any light it might bring to bear on one of the sorriest episodes in recent SA history.

On a happier note, WWF-SA has launched its Earth Hour City Challenge, so don't just sit there, get involved!

Ladies! You like a neat, clean house, right? Well, it seems that you could have a future in the waste management industry.

And still for the ladies, Boitumelo Mothoagae says it's a woman's world but asks... Is her money part of it? We also take a look at working mothers and the conundrum they still face as single mothers trying to build a career.

Rod Baker, Content Director

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Weekly top stories

The missing piece in our education system
[Cliff Musamba] I have listened to Dr Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream speech' many a time. Like many I have a favourite part; "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character." Read more >>
Our youth are being robbed of information
[Courtney Bentley]
Children get educated in financial literacy

Education & Training
Marley supports 2013 Water Competition
The 2013 SAICE-WRC Water Competition, known as AQUALIBRIUM will once again be sponsored by Marley Pipe Systems. This national water competition comprises individual regional competitions which ultimately culminate in a showdown where the winning teams gather in Johannesburg to battle it out for the grand prize. Read more >>


Higher Education
"Course is registered," says college
The Central Johannesburg College has denied that its artisans development programme was not registered with Merseta. Read more >>

UJ student shot outside campus
A student was shot and wounded outside the University of Johannesburg's Doornfontein campus, on Tuesday (6 August) at 8:30 in the evening the institution said on Wednesday (7 August). Read more >>

More black actuaries graduating
[Andile Makholwa] Intervention programmes aimed at increasing the number of black actuaries in SA are starting to pay off says Actuarial Society of SA's chief executive Mike McDougall Read more >>

New accountants must be complete experts
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) recently surveyed 500 chief financial officers (CFOs) in the UK, Malaysia, Russia, China and the UAE. CFOs were asked what was important when appointing newly qualified accountants, what gives them confidence in their new hires, and what skills enable them to grow their business, particularly post the global financial crisis. Read more >>


Primary & Secondary Education
Working mothers - their conundrum remains
Shona Stewart, a senior staff nurse at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London, is also the single mother of 13-year-old autistic twins. Read more >>

Fat, sick and sad South Africans
Two-thirds of women in South Africa are overweight or obese; the country's preschool children are among the fattest in the world and a quarter of adults eat too much sugar and fat. However, most South Africans thnik they are pretty healthy. Read more >>

Our youth are being robbed of information
[Courtney Bentley] With the new curriculum that has been developed for 2014, many teachers will be tested against the time and subject guidelines in respective subjects. Read more >>

Children get educated in financial literacy
More than 800 children at eleven schools in the Eastern Cape are to be educated in financial literacy skills, particularly on the importance of saving. This programme is in association with the annual national Teach Children To Save South Africa (TCTS SA) programme run by the Banking Association of South Africa. Read more >>

Sexting: innocent or fraught with dangers
[Andrea Nagel] The uses of a cellphone are seemingly endless and now 'sexual lubricant' can be added to the list. Ever heard of Pavlov's dog? An involuntary response becomes conditioned because of a repeated stimulus. Read more >>


Training
Teach2Teach and FOXit train Mooiplaas teachers
Teach2Teach, a Section 21 not-for-profit organisation, has demonstrated the value of on-site skills development in the form of teacher training, as well as effective resource management for staff at Ditshego Preschool in Mooiplaas, Gauteng. Read more >>

College under fire over course
Students who are part of an artisans development programme claim a Johannesburg college is running an unregistered course. The programme was designed by the Department of Higher Education to develop electrical and civil engineering students. The six-month course is offered by Central Johannesburg College in Ellis Park. Read more >>

Education, woman and equality
[Issued by Boston College] Despite governments and business claiming that there is no longer any discrimination against women either in the academic environment or in the workplace, the reality tells a different story. Read more >>  visit press office >>


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