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Livity Africa launches Digital Bootcamp
Youth agency Livity Africa is launching a training opportunity, in association with Google and IAB SA, which offers young people coaching in digital and social media skills to help equip them for a digital career. Read more >>


E-learning
UoPeople opening gates at WEF Africa
A tuition-free, online model for tertiary education can solve the vast shortage of university seats, impacting millions of people in Africa and around the world. This is the view of University of the People's (UoPeople) president, Shai Reshef, who will be speaking at the 2014 World Economic Forum on Africa in Abuja, Nigeria. Read more >>

Higher Education
SABC Education partners with Career Indaba and African EduWeek

Issued by Spintelligent

SABC Education has signed a three-year agreement with the event organisers for Career Indaba and African EduWeek which entails pre-event promotion to its radio and television audience as well as a strong presence on-site during the events. Read more >>

AFDA Durban Campus launches a series of Assist Programmes
The AFDA Durban Campus has launched a series of Assist Programmes for its first- and second-year students in the various schools of Live Performance, Film and Television Production with partners such as iKind Media and the Catalina Theatre. Read more >>

Three UJ teams reach final of Global Business Challenge
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has announced its Global Business Challenge finalists for the South African national final of this prestige global business competition, which is run in partnership with Barclays. Read more >>

Central Technical College sponsors Umlazi school in Top Gear Challenge

Issued by Central Technical College

Come down to The Sunzone at the Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World this Saturday, 17 May, and witness Central Technical College sponsor Durban's youngest F1 car designers and creators at the Top Gear F1 Schools Challenge. Read more >>

Primary & Secondary Education
Leisure Books launches school readiness programme
Leisure Books has launched a school readiness programme, Mysmartkid, focusing on the all-round development of children in the 0-6 age group. Read more >>

Private service providers linked to increased funding for primary schools

Genevieve Allen

In January 2014, it was announced that the amended national norms and standards for school funding had been gazetted and implemented. The funding policy details how much government money each public school will receive - depending on their rankings. Read more >>

Skills Training
Intel partners with African EduWeek as exclusive diamond sponsor

Issued by Spintelligent

More than 10 million students around the world are using Intel-based platforms and Intel Education Solutions to improve teaching and learning. Intel is the exclusive diamond sponsor at this year's African EduWeek, which returns to Johannesburg from 10-11 July for its eighth edition. Read more >>


International

British museum launches online archive of WWI stories
LONDON, UK - Museum curators made a global appeal for photos and stories about the millions who fought for the British empire in World War I as they launched an ambitious new digital memorial. Read more >>


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Jobs offered

Part-time Technical Officer - Stellenbosch
The process engineering department at Stellenbosch University is seeking a part-time technical officer with the possibility of a full-time permanent appointment. Read more >>

Live-In Caretaker/Companion - Cape Town
Our client, situated in the Sea Point area, is seeking an energetic, emotionally compatible, mature and well-educated female companion to take care of an independent mentally challenged young woman. Read more >>




New events to diarise

Finance for non-financial managers
Mswazie Power Group - 19 May 2014 to 21 May 2014 Johannesburg

Part three: event project management & leadership
The Hedgehog Event - 22 May 2014 to 23 May 2014 Fourways

Women accessing markets in Africa
Wits Business School - 29 May 2014 Johannesburg

Entrepreneurial journalism
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - 31 May 2014 Johannesburg

Data visualisation for journalists
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - 2 Jun 2014 Johannesburg

Econometrics for the practitioner
Continuing Education at the University of Pretoria - 2 Jun 2014 to 14 Nov 2014 Pretoria

Petty cash management
Mswazie ConneXion.co.za - 3 Jun 2014 Braamfontein

Interactive storytelling
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - 3 Jun 2014 to 4 Jun 2014 Johannesburg

Econometric analysis of cointegration
Continuing Education at the University of Pretoria - 9 Jun 2014 to 21 Nov 2014 Pretoria

Call centre workshop
Mswazie Power Group - 16 Jun 2014 to 17 Jun 2014 Johannesburg




Upcoming events

A guide to discipline in the workplace
Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business - 13 May 2014 Pietermaritzburg

Microsoft SQL Server
Multimedia Centre - 14 May 2014 to 11 Jun 2014 Sandton,Cape Town,Durban,Pretoria,Boksburg

Events Management, Protocol & Diplomacy Seminar
Cornerstone Consultancy International - 14 May 2014 to 16 May 2014 Johannesburg

Call centre workshop
Sensory Intelligence Consulting - 14 May 2014 to 11 Jun 2014 Durban,Cape Town,Johannesburg

Strategy excellence
GIBS - 14 May 2014 Durban

Making head or tail of Pivot Tables
Front Foot - 14 May 2014 Johannesburg

Innnovative recruitment and talent management
The Conference Hub - 15 May 2014 to 16 May 2014 Cape Town


All industry news


Marketing & Media
    How to strut your social media content like a pro - Catherine Milward-Bridges
    Pendoring campaign is devilishly interactive

    Medical
      The health benefits of playing outdoors with friends
      World Hypertension Day - take your blood pressure, reduce your salt
      iC4H campaign kicks off on World Move for Health Day

      Retail
        Food labelling regulations confuse industry - Nick Hedley
        RCL Foods acquires 49% stake in Senn Foods
        Women account for more than 50% of new car purchases

        Government
          Elections bode well for business confidence: Sacci
          Government calls for unity to move SA forward
          Sanral warns against hoax email

          Mining
            Centre of excellence to guide growth in SA mining - Ray Maota
            Indian power companies show interest in WAMPEX
            Safety at platinum mines might be under pressure

            CSI
              SA encouraged to support Tekkie Tax campaign
              Fourth school adopted by Oxbow Xerox
              Afrika Tikkun hosts clinic for township residents

              Finance
                South Africa faces a shrinking economy - Ross Pennell
                deVere appoints new head of Africa division

                Agriculture
                  Good year for grain farmers expected
                  African seed companies produce high-yield varieties
                  Africa's farms could feed the world - Claire Bisseker

                  Building
                    Zimbabwe to resume steel production
                    Mozambique's growing energy needs have much to offer financiers - Charlotte Mathews

                    GreenBiz
                      WasteCon2014 will focus on change and transformation
                      Changing a home to change the world
                      Winners of AfriCAN Climate Award announced

                      HR & Recruitment
                        [BizCareers] Asking for a raise - Juliette Attwell
                        Searching for employment needs a strategy

                        Legal
                          High Court gives judgment on tax clearance certificates - Heinrich Louw
                          Judgement by Constitutional Court expands meaning of Companies Act - Thina Siwendu
                          Clarity on how shared sectional title expenses are charged - Chantelle Gladwin and Gabriel da Matta

                          Manufacturing
                            Sappi's US$32m profit in tough times
                            Hisense global staff train local employees
                            HSBC confirms drop in local manufacturing activity - Fifi Peters

                            Property
                              Bond applications can be derailed by bank valuations
                              Spire Property Management secures new retail centres
                              Durban residents battle developers - Nivashni Nair

                              Tourism
                                A view on the Blu - Brian Berkman
                                Visitor numbers up at Cape Point

                                ICT
                                  Prevention through awareness - Simon Campbell-Young
                                  Nokia, Microsoft never the twain - Toby Shapshak
                                  Accelerateing the pace of innovation - Russel Brand

                                  Logistics
                                    Cruise liner terminal plans for Cape Town and Durban
                                    JRA to launch Find & Fix mobile application

                                    Lifestyle & Entertainment
                                      AfrikaBurn: Desert of Dreams - Brandon Williams
                                      B.O.B to play at I Heart Joburg Music festival
                                      Winter warmers - Nina Timm

                                      Automotive
                                        The future of MG in South Africa
                                        Auction Nation takes savage out of Salvage
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