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Waterberg TVET College Hotel School hosts Inter-Campus WorldSkills 2018 Competition
Waterberg TVET College Hotel School hosted an inter-campus competition for the international WorldSkills competition. The event was held to showcase the skills of the hospitality students, focusing on restaurant and cooking skills. The cooking skills category had four competitors. They were judged based on their vegetable cutting and prawn... Read more
Malegapuru W Makgoba scholarships for Pharmacy student
UKZN Pharmacy student Ms Naeema Suleman received the Malegapuru W Makgoba Scholarship. The Scholarship is awarded to five top-ranked undergraduates proceeding from first-year to second-year of study in each of the four Colleges at UKZN. ‘I feel extremely honoured and humbled to have been awarded this scholarship by UKZN.... Read more
NSFAS receives 10 000 applications for free education bursaries on day one
Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Buti Manamela says the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has received 10 000 applications for free higher education through its contact centre on Monday. Manamela said this when he visited the NSFAS office in Cape Town on Tuesday to assess the progress... Read more
Unisa to take Mthatha back to the future
On Thursday, 16 August 2018, the diaries of the people of the Zimbane Village in Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape, were penciled in for a date with destiny. On this day, ordinary members of the community were set to bear witness to a ground-breaking sod-turning ceremony, presided over by... Read more
Bestmed Makro Championship: Gouveris, Schoeman geared up for Makro challenge
Champions Brad Gouveris and Anriette Schoeman are ready for the challenges of early-season racing when they defend their titles in the Bestmed Makro Championship in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Cyclists will have a chance to return to action after the winter months when the feature 106km road race takes... Read more
All set for the I-SET Mobile Unit launch this Friday
Inspired towards Science, Engineering and Technology (I-SET) community engagement flagship project, submitted a proposal for a mobile robotics laboratory to the Sasol Foundation. The I-SET Mobile Unit worth a million rand is a modified vehicle equipped with apparatus to conduct I-SET robotics workshops, as well as a laboratory to... Read more
Gert Sibande TVET College alumnus to continue studies at Oxford University
It is a dream to study abroad for many South Africans. This dream has become a reality for Sizwe Mkhwanazi (24), Gert Sibande TVET College alumnus. Sizwe received the news earlier this year that he had been accepted to study towards a doctorate in education at Oxford University in... Read more
UApp selected to participate in the The ITU Telecom World Awards
UApp, a South Africa created application intended to operate as a ‘one stop shop’ for the young person who is battling with academic and career choices has been selected to participate in the The ITU Telecom World Awards. The awards, which will be taking place from 10-11 September 2018... Read more
Student developers creating societal solutions
The new Developer Student Club (DSC) at the University of Cape Town (UCT), initiated by Google Developers, is aimed at students who want to learn more about web and app development while at the same time finding tech-based solutions to issues in society. The club was launched on 16 August 2018, in... Read more
African MBA students pursuing positive global change
Master of Business Administration (MBA) students – particularly in Africa – are displaying a heightened sense of citizenship and responsibility, pursuing the skills necessary to bring their social impact and innovation priorities to life. That’s according to new research from the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), which found that... Read more