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ESBEN STÆRK JØRGENSEN
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The upgraded Soshanguve School of Specialisation, which specialises in automotive engineering, is set to boost the technical skills and creativity among school learners...read
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SHAN RADCLIFFE
The SAP Skills for Africa programme celebrated the graduation of its 13th class, at a ceremony hosted by the City of Cape Town on Thursday, 11 April 2019...read
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Higher Education
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MIA MAINPRIZE, ISSUED BY AFDA
CMS Africa is a conference with the intent to bring together likeminded people to talk about ideas, technology, business and open source softwares... Read
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53 students at four South African universities have been awarded with scholarships totalling more than R2.3m for the 2018/19 academic year as part of the Tata Postgraduate Scholarship Programme... Read
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For the ninth year running, the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa is offering bursaries to eligible Bachelor of Science engineering students who wish to pursue a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree focusing on biotechnology within the pulp, paper, tissue and paper packaging sectors... Read
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Primary & Secondary Education
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SIZWE NXASANA
The government has made provision for both basic education, and further education, in the South African Constitution... Read
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The African Association for Visitor Experiences and Attractions (AAVEA) has mobilised its members, attractions industry peers and national tourism bodies to provide comment on the Department of Basic Education's proposed 2021 school calendar before Saturday 13 April 2019. Read
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This year marks the third edition of Inspiring Fifty South Africa, a non-profit initiative that benchmarks and awards the 50 most inspiring women in STEM... Read
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Sun Exchange has announced plans to solar power several Western Cape schools via its global funding platform... Read
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A connected multimedia centre is set to change the lives of the learners of Mayeke Higher Primary School in Xikundu Village - just outside Limpopo... Read
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An innovative initiative by government to supply modern technology equipment to disadvantaged schools in rural areas is set to change the lives of learners at these schools... Read
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Skills Training
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Roughly 6.21 million young South Africans without jobs, leaving many feeling hopeless and discouraged by the lack of opportunities... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
Having won the same award in 2017, Nomacala Mpeta, head of learning at Digify Africa, explains why they're proud to be recognised a second time for leading the push for transformation in digital and encourages more agencies and NGOs to recognise the need to do so as a business imperative in corporate SA... Read
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ISSUED BY GORDON INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS SCIENCE
As the financial pressure for those working for non-profit organisations continues, the debate for and against social entrepreneurship is intensifying in South Africa... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
The industry's lack of diversity and inclusion was made notably clear by last year's #TimesUp movement, largely focused on equality in race and gender. Now, with a rise of 'diversity and inclusion' focused roles popping in advertising, here's why it's important to focus on a range of ages and experience levels for true business transformation... Read
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ISSUED BY GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF FINANCIAL SCIENCES
The institute is a re-brand of Masifunde Training Centre (MTC), a multiple award-winning boutique, financial services education provider that has served the insurance and banking industry with distinction over the past 14 years... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
The striking textile and knitwear designs conceived by South African golden boy Laduma Ngxokolo are not simply stylish collectables, they're vehicles of cultural preservation... Read
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Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa remains below 3%, three years after crisis... Read
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African Development Bank Board approves $4.8 million grant to accelerate African free trade... Read
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What if a mobile phone could prevent a health epidemic? It may sound like science fiction, but the WHO polio geographic information system (GIS) technology is doing just that in 43 countries in Africa. Read
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The latest figures released by the African Development Bank suggest the continent's infrastructure needs amount to between $130-170bn a year, with a current financing gap of $67-$107bn per annum... Read
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ANNE COCKCROFT & NEIL ANDERSSON
Nigerian women are at high risk of death related to pregnancy and child birth. Accurate figures are hard to come by, but the WHO estimates there are more than 800 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births in Nigeria... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
The fifth annual Condé Nast International Luxury Conference kicked off in Cape Town yesterday, bringing some of the biggest names in global luxury to African soil... Read
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Facebook artificial intelligence (AI) researchers have created the world's most detailed population density maps of Africa to help humanitarian relief efforts... Read
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The World Bank has launched its Africa Human Capital Plan, a new plan to help African countries strengthen their human capital by enabling the continent's young people to grow up with optimal health and equipped with the right skills to compete in the digitising global economy... Read
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Government is set to launch the Affiliate Centre which will ensure South African industries move at an enhanced speed towards the fourth industrial revolution (4IR)... Read
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Current medical aid models for end-of-life care will pay for costly in-hospital care but won't pay for home-based care... Read
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MARIA SOTENKO
Solving environmental problems usually just means cleaning up the mess people have made. But scientists are increasingly interested in creating something valuable from pollution... Read
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed members of the Presidential Commission on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)... Read
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Healthcare sector stakeholders have long advocated for a single regulator, believing that the current dual framework creates a regulatory arbitrage not conducive to offering the consumer maximum protection... Read
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TARUN GURJAL
Artificial Intelligence implementation is set to increase in businesses between 2019 and 2020... Read
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