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
New Enactus Ford C3 projects to improve SA lives
ArchivesDurban University of TechnologyGautengKwaZulu-NatalStudent outreachUniversity of PretoriaUniversity of the Witwatersrand July 25, 2017
Job creation, economic empowerment, recycling and environmental sustainability are the key focus areas for four new student-driven community projects selected by global NPO Enactus and the Ford College Community Challenge (Ford C3). “The purpose of Ford C3 is to challenge colleges and universities to partner with their local communities... Read more
Every year the Boston Media House Sandton Public Relations third year students are tasked with choosing a charitable organisation that they can ‘adopt’ and help to raise awareness and funds for as part of their experiential learning. This year the Class of 2017 chose Thembalami Old Age Care Centre in Lombardy, east of Johannesburg that cares for more than... Read more
MTN South Africa Foundation has handed over computer laboratory equipment to the University of Venda (Univen) on Wednesday, 21 June 2017. The ceremony was held at Univen Innovative Growth Company (UIGC) foyer. Fourty computers and other related IT teaching and learning equipment was donated by MTN for an unconfirmed... Read more
