Students enthusiastic about 100 hour challenge
Stellenbosch UniversityStudent outreach December 18, 2017
“The 100 hours of community service recognised on my transcript could tell my future employers about my character and my love for community service. The 100 hours will be part of me for the rest of my life and therefore have a significant meaning to me.” Ricardo Smart, who... Read more
168 rural youngsters qualify in Community Development
Must-ReadRhodes UniversityStudent outreach December 11, 2017
The MEC for the Eastern Cape Department of Social Development (DSD), Nancy Sihlwayi and Rhodes University hosted an emotional graduation ceremony for over 168 young people who completed a three-year National Youth Service skills programme in level 4 Community Development on 30 November 2017 at Rhodes University. The Department... Read more
High-tech financial literacy boost for Queenstown learners
Nelson Mandela UniversityStudent outreach December 7, 2017
Setting a budget, monitoring cash flow and learning how to grow your money are all valuable life skills – although they do not form a core part of classroom curricula. To plug the gap, Capitec Foundation in partnership with Nelson Mandela University’s Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Centre (GMMDC), has... Read more
Zenzeleni Project wins Social Innovation award
Student outreach December 6, 2017
Reimagining how telephone and internet services could be provided to rural South Africa by rural South Africans themselves, the Zenzeleni project at UWC has been named South Africa’s Best Innovation with Social Impact. For reimagining how telephone and internet services could be provided to rural South Africa by rural... Read more
New SKA road benefits community
Student outreach November 24, 2017
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says the launch of a new R200 million, 80 kilometre stretch of road that leads to the site of the MeerKAT radio telescope is significant for community development. The Minister unveiled the road, built near the small town of Carnarvon in the Karoo,... Read more
Isivivane, taking care of our own
Rhodes UniversityStudent outreach November 22, 2017
Throwing a single stone in a pile appears to have little impact at face value; however, a pile is made up of single stones thrown by multiple people. It is this undisputable fact that has seen Rhodes University’s Communication and Advancement division leading from the front in raising funds... Read more
New sports ground for Lehutso Primary School – thanks to Coach Mshengu and VUT Civil Engineering
Student outreach November 15, 2017
On 26 October, Vaal University of Technology’s (VUT) Civil Engineering lecturers and S4 Students went to Lehutso Primary School in Sasolburg – Zamdela to level the ground on which a sports field will be constructed. This is part of a project undertaken by the VUT ladies’ soccer team coach,... Read more
Educating one community at a time through E-Skills
Student outreachVaal University of Technology November 8, 2017
Excellence was the order of the day at the E-Literacy certificate ceremony held in Upington on 31 October. Graduates who consistently put in their effort throughout the course, received their certificates with pride. A group of young people from Upington took the opportunity to learn basic e-literacy skills (computer,... Read more
10 Bay schools celebrate maths and science success
Student outreach November 6, 2017
PICTURE: QUIZ WINNERS, Dr Phil Collett (left) and Prof Werner Olivier (third from right) from Nelson Mandela University’s Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Centre (GMMDC), , (from left) Chadleigh Ownhouse (tie first, Grade 11), Tarryn van Wyngaardt (first, Grade 9), Keanan Johns (tie first, Grade 10), Rene van der Berg (second, Grade... Read more
High-level German delegation visits innovative HIV testing sites
ArchivesMust-ReadStellenbosch UniversityStudent outreach October 19, 2017
A top-level German delegation has had first-hand experience of the positive impact of community HIV testing during a visit to field sites operated by Stellenbosch University’s Desmond Tutu TB Centre. The 23-member delegation, led by Theresa Bauer, Minister of Science, Research and the Arts of the German state of... Read more
