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Wits professor makes TIME 100 list
Professor Lee Berger, of the University of the Witwatersrand, has been included on 2016's TIME 100, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world... read


Higher Education
'Going Global' educational conference opens in CT
An international partnership between University College London (UCL) and Wits University will be the focus of a discussion at the education conference, 'Going Global', taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 3-5 May 2016... read
Wits gets new blitz

Shenaaz Jamal

Wits University has hired 11 black academics at a cost of R3.2m in its latest attempt to transform itself... read
Shortfall in student accommodation contributes directly to poor pass rates
South African universities are midway through the first semester, fresh out of the first series of tests for the year... read
Certification in ECD gives women access to funding
Britehouse will collaborate with the Diepsloot Preschools Project and Training Force, on a one-year project focused on early childhood development certification for preschool teachers in underprivileged areas... read
Damelin sponsors All Girls' Schools Festival 2016 in Durban!

Issued by Damelin

23 top girls' high schools from around the country descended upon Durban Girls' High School on 27-30 April for South Africa's largest annual All Girls' Schools Festival... read
Governance, corruption and state capture: Portending a slippery slide for South Africa's economy

Ahmed Shaikh, Anis Karodia & Dhiru Soni, Issued by Regent Business School

In this submission we argue that in South Africa as well as in other emerging economies the inextricable relationship between state bureaucracy and large corporates cannot be ignored in any critical analysis of corruption and cronyism... read
Primary & Secondary Education
ExpoRSA curating valuable learning experiences

Cari Van Wyk

Following a visit to the Power of Poison exhibition, we wanted to know more about ExpoRSA and the exhibitions they bring to our country from Nick Dreyer, director of ExpoRSA... read
Shoprite's Class of 2016 empowers learners, families
As part of Shoprite's 'Class of 2016' initiative, over 420 young South Africans will have their school fees paid for this year... read
Improve education leadership, improve youth unemployment rate
The Statistics South Africa's report 'The Social Profile of Youth, 2009-2014' shows that black Africans, between the ages of 25 and 34, are less skilled than their parents and every other race group, points to the dismal state of the country's education system... read
Business
Industry 4.0: SA gets digital

Danette Breitenbach

In South Africa, a surge is expected in digital in five years' time, with the current level of digitisation and integration expected to rise from 27% to 64%... read
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Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - 9 May 2016 to 11 May 2016, Johannesburg


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