Celebrating women at False Bay TVET college
AchieversArchivesFalse Bay TVET CollegeTVET colleges August 8, 2017
False Bay TVET College education and training department recently acknowledged the professional performance of its academic staff. The primary basis for the awards was the College’s outstanding achievements in the 2016 Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) external examinations as measured against the college’s own annual performance plan... Read more
Dr Ronel Retief is a trailblazer. At the start of this year, she officially took up the role of Registrar at Stellenbosch University (SU), making her the first female to hold this key position at the institution. Retief boasts an excellent academic record, extensive experience and plays a key role... Read more
Students take to entrepreneurship and are embraced by success
AchieversArchivesMotheo TVET CollegeTVET colleges August 7, 2017
Two former students are on their way to the top as entrepreneurs. Tumelo Pholwane and Teboho Seliane are both very talented and in business. They are unstoppable. Teboho Seliane, also known as “Mr S”, obtained his fashion design qualification at Motheo TVET College in 2012. He then went ahead... Read more
The fourth annual Financial Mathematics Team Challenge (FMTC) brought students from across the world to the University of Cape Town (UCT) to participate in an event that has become a highlight of the academic financial mathematics calendar. A UCT-led team won the prestigious event, which attracted top students and... Read more
Second-year Education student Corne Conradie scooped the prize for coming up with a winning name for the character featured on the Help2Read project’s logo. Corne, who is also a volunteer for the project, won a R250 book voucher for the innovative name, Nolwazi (Nguni for mother of knowledge). Help2Read is... Read more
Hockey Team player Owen Mvimbi stressed the importance for sportsmen and women to become role models and inspire children. “Once we inspire them, they get a little hope that one day they will become somebody in terms of sports. It all starts with a dream, and for all of... Read more
The Wits Choir has returned home after a 21 day tour of Europe. “The tour was a resounding success on many fronts. Musically, we did 11 performances and received 11 standing ovations. We brought the music of Africa and South Africa to Europe and they loved it and appreciated... Read more
Three universities win 2017 Barloworld social innovation youth awards
AchieversArchivesUniversity of VendaUniversity of ZululandVaal University of Technology August 4, 2017
Celebrating emerging young entrepreneurs for entrepreneurial action that improves livelihoods in economically, socially and environmentally sustainable ways Three Enactus University teams came out tops in the 2017 Barloworld Social Innovation Youth Awards (BSIYA). Each team receives prize money as well as support in the form of leadership and entrepreneurship... Read more
To infinity and beyond
AchieversArchivesUniversity of Cape Town August 3, 2017
The sky isn’t the limit for two master’s students from UCT’s SpaceLab who have been selected for the International Astronautical Federation’s (IAF) 2017 Emerging Space Leaders (ESL) Grant Programme. Ani Vermeulen and Louis Feng, who are both working toward their MPhil in space studies at UCT, are among the... Read more
Rising stars shine
Achievers August 3, 2017
Local jazz vocalist Tshepo Tshabalala and Cape Town soprano Palesa Malieloa are the two winners of the second Unisa National Voice Competition in Pretoria. They were victorious after four gruelling live rounds that took place this past week. Each of them takes home R70 000. The second-prize winners are Daniëlla... Read more
