SABC 3 Win A Home: Snag is the word
Latest news November 3, 2017
When a new home is finished, there’s an opportunity at the completion of the project to fix any small defects or make changes before the owner moves in. This is called snagging and the design duos have the opportunity to do the same in their decorated homes. Based on... Read more
Nobel Prize winner to speak about revolution of information economics at STIAS
Latest news November 3, 2017
The recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2001, Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, will be the speaker at the 7th lecture in the STIAS Public Lectures Series for 2017. Reckoned as one of the most influential economists in the world today, Time magazine named him among... Read more
15 Eskom Expo for Young Scientists receive SU bursaries
Latest news November 3, 2017
Stellenbosch University as well as Eskom Expo for Young Scientists value and nurture the research talents and skills of brilliant school learners, and both want to help develop the important skills necessary to take our country forward in the 21st century. It is by providing opportunities to think creatively, ask... Read more
Untold stories see the light thanks to R11.7m grant
Latest news November 2, 2017
The untold stories of South Africans who were overlooked in the past and bypassed by history are set to see the light thanks to a new project settled within Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. This project, named the Biography of an Uncharted People, has just received... Read more
The 1 250 best universities in the world—and Unisa makes the cut
Latest newsUniversity of South Africa November 2, 2017
US News & World Report has released the 2018 Best Global Universities rankings, including the top tertiary learning institutions in South Africa. The overall rankings evaluate 1 250 universities—up from 1,000 last year—across 74 countries and are the largest and most comprehensive assessment of research universities worldwide, it says. The... Read more
Open up opportunities for young people
Latest news November 1, 2017
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says young people need to be given an enabling environment in order to access employment opportunities. The Deputy President said this when he addressed a gala dinner of the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator: Solutions Exchange at the Spier Wine Farm in Stellenbosch in the Western... Read more
Mobile Application Development Challenge 2017
Latest news November 1, 2017
The Department of Informatics in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria recently hosted the Mobile Application Development (MAD) Challenge which focuses on application development for mobile phones. The challenge started on 18 August and ended on 13 October when learners subjected their projects for marking.... Read more
Consultations on higher education fees at an advanced stage
Latest news November 1, 2017
Consultation on the feasibility of free higher education and training are at an advanced stage, says the Presidency. “The consultations with relevant Ministries is at an advanced stage and it is expected that it will be finalized during the course of next week,” the Presidency said in a statement... Read more
Nelson Mandela Bay women-owned businesses graduate from R250 000 enterprise development programme
ArchivesLatest news October 31, 2017
Nineteen women-owned businesses in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro on Thursday graduated from a R250 000 intensive nine-month women enterprise development programme run by the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) in partnership with the Uitenhage Despatch Development Initiative (UDDI). The graduation ceremony officiated by the MEC for Economic Development,... Read more
UP joins The Global Classroom
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of Pretoria October 31, 2017
The University of Pretoria (UP) is the only African university selected to be part of the US-based, University of Akron’s The Global Classroom which selects one university from four continents to participate in relevant political debates of international concern. The aim is to increase international communication and understanding of... Read more














