UCT entrepreneur a shining example
AchieversArchivesUniversity of Cape Town September 10, 2018
University of Cape Town (UCT) student leader and entrepreneur Sarina Mpharalala has been named the overall 2018 True Shine! award winner, taking home R10 000 which she plans to plough straight back into her business. The commerce student walked off with top honours at the event in Johannesburg on 25 August. The... Read more
Rural healthcare often neglected – SU expert
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadStellenbosch University September 10, 2018
We need to pay more attention to the context of rural communities, if we wish to make a difference to the healthcare of people in these areas. This was one of the viewpoints of Prof Ian Couper, Director of the Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health in the Faculty of Faculty... Read more
University of Pretoria dominates list of South Africa’s top 100 tertiary students
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of Pretoria September 10, 2018
After receiving thousands of entries from across the country and putting entrants through a rigorous four-phase judging process, South Africa’s top 100 university students have been named. With 30 entries, students from the University of Pretoria dominate the list. The GradStar programme, sponsored by DHL, IBM, Comair, Accenture, Fasken and... Read more
Gert Sibande TVET College: Incubate to eradicate unemployment
AchieversArchivesGert Sibande TVET College September 10, 2018
The Gert Sibande region has a 38.4% unemployment rate. The number of unemployed graduates in the region continues to escalate. However, unemployment is a countrywide problem. Gert Sibande TVET College Centre for Entrepreneurship Rapid Incubator (CfE/RI) will bring enterprise development agencies closer to young entrepreneurs and communities with limited-... Read more
Rhodes University’s first Physical Theatre Company tours Cape Town
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadRhodes University September 7, 2018
The First Physical Theatre Company, an affiliated project of Rhodes University’s Drama Department, will be showcasing two performances ahead of a tour to Cape Town. Athina Vahla, an international choreographer, based in England and Greece, is currently visiting Rhodes University for a teaching and learning engagement with participating third-year... Read more
When enthusiasm and eagerness meet opportunity, a life is changed for the better. Six Level 4 Primary Health students from West Coast TVET College are in the process of having their lives changed for the better. They are currently being moulded in a programme offered by the PathCare... Read more
Ekurhuleni West College hosts a Recruitment Day
ArchivesEkurhuleni West TVET CollegeLatest news September 7, 2018
Scores of excited Ekurhuleni West TVET College students, braved the cold weather to gather at the College’s Germiston Campus for a Recruitment Day. The event was organised by the College’s Business Unit responsible for linking former students with employment opportunities, in both the public and private sectors. The Recruitment... Read more
Suicide prevention: No national strategy to prevent suicides
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadStellenbosch University September 7, 2018
With approximately one completed suicide every hour in South Africa, it is hard to believe that the country does not have a clear and comprehensive national suicide prevention strategy in place. “Although suicide is a serious public health problem, very few low and middle-income countries have national suicide prevention... Read more
Telecommunications & Postal Services DM celebrates ‘International Girls in ICT Day’
ArchivesLatest newsORBIT TVET College September 6, 2018
The Deputy Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Stella Ndabeni- Abrahams, joined ORBIT TVET College on the 3rd of May, to celebrate ‘International Girls in ICT Day’. Participating, were young girls and women in Grades 10-12 from neighbouring secondary schools in the Moses Kotane Local Municipality. The event was... Read more
Positive Sports nurtures new talent
ArchivesCyclingVarsity Sports September 6, 2018
Providing opportunities for promising South African cyclists is one of the key elements of Positive Sports Solutions’ business philosophy – and teenager Aaron Heyneke is the latest to be brought on board. Besides providing a range of premium cycling products to the southern African region, the SA distribution company... Read more
