Siphelo Ndungane is an eighteen year old from KwaZakhele Township, Port Elizabeth. He suffers from a rare life- threatening illness. As a result he dropped out of school, because he was unable to continue with his studies – but Siphelo had a dream. He dreams of becoming a teacher... Read more
From rubbish to riches
ArchivesStudent outreach August 4, 2017
The unemployed youth of Moletjie village, outside Polokwane, in Limpopo, have learnt how to turn their waste into a business opportunity and make a living. Thanks to an e-waste management programme launched in the area as part of activities planned to celebrate Mandela Day, the youth can now earn... Read more
Joining the Fight Against Gender-based Violence
ArchivesStudent outreachUniversity of Zululand August 3, 2017
According to Statistics South Africa, one in four South African women is physically abused by a close intimate partner. The statistics also show that over 18 million South African children have suffered physical abuse. In response to these overwhelming statistics, the Office of the Vice-Chancellor at the University of... Read more
Dr Peter Clayton connects with the heart of Joza
Student outreach August 2, 2017
It has been a few years since the technology-savvy Dr Peter Clayton camped on top of the water tank at Nombulelo High School in Joza, Grahamstown. When Rhodes University first installed wireless internet in local schools the signal was very weak. Dr Clayton would drive to Joza to climb... Read more
UWC Dentistry partner honoured by Queen
Student outreach August 1, 2017
Dr Linda Greenwall, a former Cape Town dentist and UWC partner (now living in the UK) has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for her work improving dental health in poor communities around the world. A mother of four sons, Dr Greenwall said... Read more
UKZN academic focuses on lives, livelihoods of township’s young people
ArchivesStudent outreach July 31, 2017
Sinethemba Sidloyi, a sociology lecturer at UKZN’s College of Humanities, says growing up in Ngangelizwe Township in Mthatha, Eastern Cape has shaped her interests in many ways. ‘I watched young people grow up with the majority of the boys quitting primary school to join gangs and with girls dropping out due to... Read more
As the world celebrated the legend and his service to others, Schneider Electric South Africa, in partnership with The Vaal University of Technology Southern Gauteng Science and Technology Park (VUT SGSTP), Habitat for Humanity South Africa, French South African Schneider Electric Education Centre (F’SASEC), and the Community Development Organisation,... Read more
Unisa, government MoU: education for inmates
ArchivesStudent outreachUnisaUniversities July 25, 2017
The formalisation of a fruitful and long-standing relationship—one that has produced thousands of graduates over decades—took place on 9 June 2017. Unisa and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) concluded a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to continue to provide tertiary education for inmates in South Africa’s correctional facilities. The... Read more
WSU looks for youth solutions with Lusikisiki’s Palmerton Community
ArchivesEastern CapeResearchStudent outreach July 25, 2017
Dozens of residents in Lusikisiki flocked into the Palmerton Methodist Mission as a team from WSU Directorate of Research Development co-hosted a youth development summit on Saturday, 1 July. Led by acting director of the DRD, Dr Nomabandla Cishe, the team visited Palmerton with hopes of finding out youth challenges... Read more
Filmmaker academic involved in community participatory projects
AchieversArchivesStudent outreach July 25, 2017
‘I love being informed and to positively explore and use that information. Education is forever growing and evolving, and I believe it involves sharing of knowledge, teaching and learning. Academia provides such an environment for me, so says Mr Mzwandile Makhanya, Media &Cultural studies lecturer at UKZN’s School of... Read more
