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NMMU to research faster, cheaper alternative to ADSL broadband
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) will conduct pioneering research around optical fibre data transport for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope... read more>>

Gojimo goes global, first UK, then US, now SA

George Burgess, titled one of Britain's six most exciting young entrepreneurs by Forbes and called "one to watch on London's tech startup scene" by the London Evening Standard, is launching a revolutionary education app in South Africa on 2 April...

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Secondary School Intervention Programme kicks off

PRETORIA: About 68,000 Grade 12 learners from schools across Gauteng have started the Secondary School Intervention Programme (SSIP) classes, which aim to improve the matric pass rate in the province...

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Gauteng spends R939m on education infrastructure

Pretoria - The Gauteng province has spent R939m on education infrastructure in the 2014/15 financial year, Gauteng Infrastructure Development MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza said...

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Education
Ramaphosa to meet stakeholders over Eskom crisis
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will continue engaging key stakeholders to address and find solutions to the challenges faced by the state power utility Eskom... read more>>
Higher Education
Uproar at UCT has only been good for it

Anthony Butler

The uproar at the University of Cape Town (UCT) over the relocation or removal of a prominent statue of Cecil John Rhodes has so far been enormously beneficial for the institution. Fresh political and intellectual energy has been unleashed in an organisation that is usually resistant to change... read more>>
Bid to dig up Rhodes

Shanaaz Eggington and Kingdom Mabuza

Zimbabwean youths were stopped yesterday from digging up the remains of Cecil Rhodes from his grave in the Matopos Hills, just outside Bulawayo... read more>>
Wits, Univen partner in research, post-grad studies
PRETORIA: The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the University of Venda (Univen) have signed a memorandum of agreement that will see the two institutions partnering in research, teaching and learning, post-graduate studies and community engagement... read more>>
KPMG hosts higher education conference
"The number of institutions that have recently been placed under administration is an indication of the leadership and governance challenges" we face as a country, as stated in Chapter 9 of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030 for South Africa... read more>>
The #RhodesMustFall campaign, the poolitics and the statue
NEWSWATCH: It all started with a "poo protestor" demanding that the Rhodes statue at the University of Cape Town be removed from campus... read more>>
Oxbridge Academy and LH Education launch internationally accredited accounting school

Issued by Oxbridge Academy

The newly founded Oxbridge Training Institute (OTI) will offer, amongst other financial courses, the internationally accredited AAT accounting courses across South Africa via blended learning... read more>>
Unisa SBL professor to speak on negotiating win-win supply chain agreements

Issued by Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL)

Professor Douglas Boateng will be delivering a public lecture at the SBL on his findings from global purposeful research on the link between the negotiations aspects of supply chain management and service delivery challenges... read more>>
Primary & Secondary Education
Dept sets plan in motion to improve learner performance
Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education (DBE) says the implementation of the 1+4 teacher development plan, aimed at boosting performance in the senior phase, will go ahead... read more>>
Symposium to encourage physical education in schools
Pretoria - The 2015 Physical Education Symposium is expected to encourage physical education at all schools... read more>>
Skills Training
CIMA's Code of Ethics updated and relaunched
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has updated and relaunched its Code of Ethics to guide its 227,000 members and students around the world... read more>>
Jobs offered
Sales Team - Cape Town
We train business people in sales and social media. We are looking for experienced sales people to sell these training courses. Your training provided. Read more >>

Technical Officer - Western Cape
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced technical officer (Ref. ING04/088/0315). Applications close: 30 April 2015. Read more >>

Senior Lecturer - Development Finance - Cape Town
University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced senior lecturer: development finance (Ref. EBW04/098/0315). Applications close: 15 April 2015 Read more >>

Lecturer/Junior Lecturer in Marketing Management - Western Cape
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced lecturer/junior lecturer in marketing management (Ref. EBW05/093/0315). Applications close: 15 April 2015 Read more >>



New events to diarise
The Role of Effective Writing in Academic Success
WriteArt - 2 Apr 2015, Stellenbosch

Workplace productivity workshop
Beyond Tomorrow Corporate - 6 Apr 2015 to 7 Apr 2015, Johannesburg

Power Series Business Breakfast - The Power Close
Niche Training - 21 Apr 2015, Cape Town | 22 Apr 2015, Durban | 23 Apr 2015, Johannesburg

If it is to be, it is up to me!
The Success Academy - 22 Apr 2015, Centurion, Pretoria

Upcoming events
How to market your consulting practice
The Reputation Go-to Guy - 1 Apr 2015, Johannesburg

Correspondence courses for storytellers
The Writing Studio - 1 Apr 2015 to 31 Dec 2015, Cape Town

Turning your art into profit making business
Sidewalk Media - 4 Apr 2015 to 25 Apr 2015, Johannesburg

Social media basics and Twitter workshop
Roseberry Digital - 7 Apr 2015, Cape Town | 14 Apr 2015, Cape Town | 23 Apr 2015, Cape Town | 30 Apr 2015, Cape Town

Time management
AO Development - 7 Apr 2015 to 8 Apr 2015, Johannesburg

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