Policy on gender based violence at higher education institutions pending
ArchivesLatest newsMust-Read July 27, 2018
The Department of High Education and Training will soon adopt its first ever framework policy addressing gender-based violence at universities and colleges in an effort to curb the scourge. The move was announced last night by Deputy Minister Buti Manamela during an address at the Afriman Rising Dialogue at... Read more
Strong focus on entrepreneurship & innovation at the Dr R Maponya lecture
ArchivesLatest news July 27, 2018
President of the University of Waterloo from Canada, Professor Feridun Hamdullahpur emphasized the importance of producing students that will come up with new solutions that don’t exist. “We all need to get into the basics and the fundamentals, which should be about how do we really understand the talent... Read more
Rhodes University celebrates three African Reproductive Justice Champions
ArchivesLatest newsRhodes University July 27, 2018
Rhodes University recently commended three African reproductive justice champions during the Abortion and Reproductive Justice: The Unfinished Revolution III conference held on campus during 8-12 July 2018, and hosted by the Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction (CSSR) research unit and partners. Three exceptional individuals received a Champion Award... Read more
Medical students return from Cuba
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal July 27, 2018
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is preparing to welcome 96 medical students returning home after 5 years of study in Cuba. The Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro Collaboration students are part of the Cuba-South Africa Medical Training Programme. They will now continue and complete their final year of studies and... Read more
TUT Deputy Registrar appointed to Tshwane District hospital board
AchieversArchivesMust-ReadTshwane University of Technology July 26, 2018
Dr Solly Pooe, the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Deputy Registrar: Enrolment Planning and Coordination, was appointed as board member of the Tshwane District Hospital until March 2019. Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, Member of the Executive Committee (MEC) of Health and Chancellor of TUT, confirmed his appointment. During his term,... Read more
Rhodes University Law Faculty alumnus receives prestigious Fulbright Scholarship
ArchivesLatest newsRhodes University July 26, 2018
The Rhodes University Faculty of Law has the pleasure of celebrating the award of the US Fulbright Foreign Student Program Scholarship to its alumnus and former Andrew W Mellon Lecturer, Mr Tladi Marumo. The Fulbright Program, founded in 1946, is the flagship international education exchange programme sponsored by the... Read more
De Jager one of 13 African scholars awarded AfOx fellowship
AchieversArchivesMust-ReadStellenbosch University July 26, 2018
Dr Nicola de Jager, a senior lecturer in the Political Science Department, was recently selected as one of 13 African scholars to be awarded the prestigious Africa Oxford Initiative Fellowship (AfOx) from The University of Oxford. De Jager, along with another Stellenbosch University (SU) academic, Dr Tongai Maponga from... Read more
For many students new textbooks are prohibitively expensive, while second-hand books can be hard to find. Now Tamir Shklaz is making the process easier and more convenient with his digital platform Quillo, which connects buyers and sellers of second-hand university textbooks. Shklaz, a third-year electrical and computer engineering student... Read more
DUT maritime alumnus masters the high seas
AchieversArchivesDurban University of Technology July 25, 2018
Mdletshe was born and bred in Port Shepstone and schooled at St Faiths. “It was quite an experience where I grew up. There was no fear, unlike these days, and everyone was raised by a village,”said Mdletshe. Mdletshe completed matric in 2006, before heading off to the Durban University... Read more
SU Law Clinic recognised as a leading African law firm
ArchivesLatest newsStellenbosch University July 25, 2018
The Stellenbosch University (SU) Law Clinic has been shortlisted as a finalist in the category ‘Specialist Law Firm of the Year’ in the 2018 African Legal Awards. It becomes the first University Law Clinic to be shortlisted for this prestigious award. The Law Clinic will compete for the award... Read more
