Thato went from an orphanage to Unisa’s graduation stage
AchieversUniversity of South Africa November 1, 2017
Twenty-five-year-old Thato Amarath Senne is an orphan, but after joining the Unisa family of graduates, he no longer feels alone in this world. This young man, who once attempted suicide, never thought the dream of graduating at Unisa, with his Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Management, would come true.... Read more
Celebrating Can Themba: one of Rhodes’ first black students
AchieversArchivesRhodes University October 31, 2017
Teacher, activist and writer Can Themba is one of the first black students to be admitted at Rhodes University in the late 1940s. He went on to complete a teacher’s diploma in standard time. Themba, a member of the elite Drum Writers club, attended Rhodes University College in his... Read more
VUT International Relations & Advancement Manager to explore how things are done in USA
AchieversArchivesVaal University of Technology October 30, 2017
Siyabonga Kohli, International Relations & Advancement Manager, has been nominated by the United States Department of State to participate in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) in the United States of America themed ‘Post-Secondary Workforce Development’ that will be held from 29 October to 17 November 2017. He will... Read more
CPUT celebrates teaching excellence
AchieversArchivesCape Peninsula University of Technology October 27, 2017
Teaching and Learning enjoyed centre stage recently when the university, for the first time, honoured recipients of in-house as well as external teaching awards at one event. Normally only the winners of the Institutional Teaching and Learning Excellence Awards would be lauded in this way, but this year the... Read more
The Theunis Bester Hall on the Tshwane University of Technology’s Pretoria Campus was abuzz when celebrated actress, Lillian Dube (72), received an Honorary Doctorate degree from the University during one of its Spring Graduation ceremonies hosted this morning, 18 October. Considering her rise and success in the entertainment industry,... Read more
Bright future awaits SciMathUS class of 2017
AchieversArchivesStellenbosch University October 25, 2017
Photo: Hlakanipha Tshalanga delivers his message to fellow SciMathUS students. (Photographer: Morgan Jacobs) “The greatest gift that anyone can give today’s youth is to equip them with critical thinking skills and the ability to reason logically, because these qualities not only make for an excellent student, but also an active citizen... Read more
Callers to the SAIMI head office in Port Elizabeth are often greeted by the cheery voice of Tanaka Mugabe, a doctoral student whose enthusiasm for the maritime sector has seen her taking on multiple roles for the institute, from event organising to marketing to office administrator. Tanaka is a... Read more
UP alumna receives prestigious UK Commonwealth Scholarship
AchieversArchivesUniversity of Pretoria October 24, 2017
Ms Estine Clasen, an alumna of the University of Pretoria (UP), has been awarded a UK Commonwealth Scholarship for the 2017 intake. She is currently pursuing an MSc in Biodevices at the University of Southampton in the UK. Ms Clasen started studying towards a BSc (Veterinary Biology) in 2009,... Read more
UCT’s Brightest Young Minds 2017
AchieversArchivesUniversity of Cape Town October 23, 2017
Brightest Young Minds (BYM) is a 17-year old non-profit organisation, whose mission is to create a positive social impact by identifying, connecting and mobilising 100 high-impact leaders and go-getters between the ages of 20 and 35 from across the African continent. This year the organisation received a total of... Read more
DUT’s chiropractic student wins prestigious Abe Bailey Travel Scholarship
AchieversArchivesDurban University of TechnologyHockey October 23, 2017
Hannah Lenka McKay, a sixth year DUT Chiropractic Master’s student is all set to leave for London in November 2017, after being awarded the prestigious Abe Bailey Travel Scholarship. The Abe Bailey Travel Scholarship was established in terms of the Will of Sir Abe Bailey who died in 1940.... Read more
