Distance Educator, Brainline, says its online school will start virtually and uninterrupted on 25 January as planned. This comes amid suggestions that the Department of Basic Education could consider delaying the 27 January reopening of public schools until February, amid rising coronavirus infections. In his address to the nation... Read more
Building Africa’s AI initiative
CareersGautengLatest newsUniversity of the Witwatersrand January 11, 2021
Considerations behind the largest and most complex undertaking of its kind in Africa’s history. In collaboration with academia, Cirrus is a private sector led initiative bringing together academia and industry for the establishment of a world class artificial intelligence (AI) research and application capability for Africa. Although launched in 2019, work on... Read more
Audi has utilised its brand partnership with South African Olympic runner and world record holder, Wayde van Niekerk, in a brand campaign which is titled #Lane8. The brand campaign is driven on social media and centres on Wayde’s historic victory at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, where he... Read more
Top three strategies to get noticed by employers
AchieversCareersLatest news December 24, 2020
South Africa’s unemployment rate is at 30.8% for the third quarter of 2020, reaching the highest rate in 17 years. As a new graduate looking to enter the job market, this type of news can be highly emotional and stressful. So, it is important for you to have a job-hunting... Read more
Careers of the future – what to study now
AchieversCareersLatest news December 23, 2020
Covid-19 and lockdowns forever changed the way the world will do business, and accelerated the move of many companies towards conducting their business online, remotely and by incorporating new systems and processes into their operations. The developments of the past year also provided increased clarity about career paths of... Read more
Preliminary Critical Skills List now available
CareersLatest news December 22, 2020
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has submitted its preliminary Critical Skills List to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) for review. “The list is publicly available from the DHET’s website and companies should start reviewing it in anticipation of a round of public commentary before it... Read more
MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza throws lifeline to 100 young people
CareersLatest news December 22, 2020
KwaZulu-Natal government continues to show its seriousness in its quest to better the lives of the youth Today, about 100 young people graduated with different vocational skills under the tutelage of the Department of Social Development in the province, in collaboration with Umfolozi TVET College. The graduates had spent... Read more
A ‘yes’ to study medicine after eight years and 32 rejections
AchieversCareersFree StateLatest newsUniversity of the Free State December 15, 2020
A first-year medical student from the University of Free State (UFS) is finally on her way to realise her childhood dream of becoming a doctor after having been rejected 32 times in eight years to study medicine. Bianca Vermeulen, who started the MBChB programme in 2020, said she applied... Read more
Absa partners with WeThinkCode_ with a vision of aligning higher education with employability
CareersLatest news December 14, 2020
Absa has partnered with local training NGO WeThinkCode_(WTC_) to probe the transformation of South Africa’s digital skills landscape by focusing on practical ways of reforming youth employability. Together, they are rewriting the future of technology students by focusing on candidate selection and matching, a demand-led curriculum, retention and ultimately... Read more
Designer student wins TWYG Student Award for her sustainable collection
Achieversarts and cultureCareersDurban University of TechnologyLatest news December 9, 2020
Designing clothing in an environmentally and socio-economically sustainable manner, to change the attitude and behaviour of people, is the aim of Bachelor of Technology Degree (BTech) fourth-year student, Alexandra Van Heerden. The environmentally-conscious student designer is creating fashion waves and recognition for her sustainable collection, recently winning the TWYG Student Award, which took place... Read more
