Absa increases support to UCT
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of Cape Town October 31, 2017
A total of 250 “missing middle” students from the University of Cape Town (UCT) will receive scholarships after a R10 million donation was handed over to the university by the Barclays Africa Group on Tuesday, 24 October. This follows an almost three-fold increase in the Barclays Africa Group’s CEO... Read more
What we call postdoctoral researchers matters, scientists say
ArchivesLatest newsResearch October 30, 2017
Newswise — ROCKVILLE, Md. In an opinion piece to be published today in the journal eLife, eight scientists and science policy experts make the case for standardizing how postdoctoral researchers are categorized by human resources offices and provide a framework that willing institutions can follow. The authors argue that... Read more
Minister Mkhize pleased with rising university graduation numbers
ArchivesLatest news October 30, 2017
The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize, has welcomed the latest Statistics South Africa figures which show that university graduation numbers are rising and that ever more students studying at the country’s 26 public higher education institutions are now from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. This comes after... Read more
SABC 3 Win A Home: Rush towards the finish line
Latest news October 27, 2017
It’s the final day of the final challenge on Win a Home, and it’s a nerve-wracking and emotional time for the design duos. It’s a frantic rush to get everything installed. Teams have had to use every resource available, from House and Leisure employing friends to put up televisions... Read more
John Sanei first South African admitted to singularity university faculty
ArchivesLatest news October 27, 2017
John Sanei is one of those people for whom the word multi-hyphenate was created. He is a trend specialist, strategist, global speaker, facilitator, coach, author, optimist and entrepreneur. He also happens to be the first South African accepted into the faculty membership of Singularity University (SU), a global community... Read more
GIBS top dog again
ArchivesLatest news October 27, 2017
The Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) has been named best MBA school in South Africa in 2017, according to market research published by The Financial Mail. GIBS, which was established in 2000, is followed by the universities of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Henley and Witwatersrand. Its dominance in three... Read more
South African startup champion gears up for 2018 Startup World Cup finals
ArchivesLatest news October 26, 2017
Pictured above on the right is Benji Coetzee, CEO of EmptyTrips, receiving the award from Chris Abshire, Startup World Cup representative and Investment Manager at Fenox Venture Capital. EmptyTrips uses smart algorithms to match spare capacity on transport vehicles with those who need goods transported at lower cost. Logistics... Read more
South Africa’s leading AIDS researchers, Professors Salim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim, have been named the recipients of the esteemed Institute for Human Virology (IHV) Lifetime Achievement Award for exceptional public service for their contributions to the global AIDS response. The prestigious award was presented by Dr Robert Gallo, who... Read more
Higher education still a big part of SA’s transformation agenda
ArchivesLatest news October 26, 2017
Higher education will continue to be placed at the centre of government’s transformation agenda, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Wednesday. “The student movement has correctly put the issue of higher education at the centre of our transformation agenda. We cannot hope to grow and develop without the skills... Read more
The Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) revenue has increased by 11% from 2015 to 2016, according to the Financial Statistics of Higher Education Institutions, 2016 report. The report, released by outgoing Statistician General Pali Lehohla in Pretoria on Tuesday, showed that South Africa’s public higher education institutions had a total... Read more
