The first thing that strikes one about the new Clifford Tleane Student Support Centre in Polokwane is its modern exterior and imposing presence amongst all the buildings on Landdros Maré Street, Polokwane. It’s inviting, elegant and contemporary yet unassuming. Once inside, you are immediately struck by its utility, as... Read more

Barend Wentzel, an alumnus of the University of the Free State’s Department of Plant Sciences, is passionate about plant breeding. He literally eats and lives wheat proteins. In 1989 he initiated a breeding programme on arum lilies. “This breeding programme is at an advanced stage,” he said. Besides reading,... Read more

Global studies and research show that education and training systems are biased towards technical, vocational and occupational training have a better chance of surviving the worst economic recessions and display lower levels of youth unemployment says the Department of Higher Education and Training minister Blade Nzimande. He was talking... Read more

On the final day of the kitchen challenge, all of the design duos found themselves in a race against the clock to add the final sprinkles of style. The Caesarstone team visited each site to ensure the outstanding quality of product and the installation while the design duos put... Read more

The African Music and Dance third year students under the directorship of Dr Patricia Opondo, will be hosting the 12th Annual African Cultural Calabash and African Cuisine, which is one of the biggest concerts within the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal – Howard College (School of Arts). The concert will... Read more

What happens when you take eight strangers, add 12 values and activate their inner wisdom? That’s what UCT alumnus Mustapha Hendricks and co-producer Lutz Manzelmann wanted to find out when they were filming The Activation Camp. The feature documentary follows on from The Activation Game, a multimedia, interactive, self-development book... Read more

Durban University of Technology journalism alumnus, Khulekani Magubane has published an African sci-fi book, that incorporates pop science fiction related to outer space and African belief systems which are associated to the stars. Being the rarest (the book) of its kind, the book titled: “The Sirius Squad Earths Last... Read more