A leader among leaders in archaeology
ArchivesLatest news August 30, 2017
The National Research Foundation (NRF) has awarded an A1-rating to Professor Lyn Wadley. After a rigorous evaluation process, the NRF recently announced that Professor Lyn Wadley, a joint Honorary Professor of Archaeology in the School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, and the Evolutionary Studies Institute at Wits University, has been awarded an... Read more
The Breard Foundation, in partnership with the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality and Lusikisiki District Department of Education, recently held the fifth Heroes Week career expo. The expo was specifically aimed at high school learners. The event forms part of the ‘skilling the nation’ drive. The Heroes Week is celebrated... Read more
Dr Bianca Brider is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pretoria (UP). In 2014, her research on malaria drug discovery earned her a PhD in Biochemistry. She has been studying and working on the malaria parasite for over eight years. Her research findings have led to the discovery of... Read more
Job advice, a hashtag away
ArchivesLatest news August 28, 2017
In a country where finding work is a daily struggle for many, a Twitter hashtag is doing its bit in helping jobseekers get their foot in the door of the South African labour market. Job Advice SA is the product of Tim Barry, Vanessa Raath and Wesley Madziva who... Read more
UFS and BMF present a crash course on Financial Literacy for Young Entrepreneurs
ArchivesLatest news August 28, 2017
Starting a business, big or small, can be a really difficult task – especially if you are not equipped with the basic business knowledge to help you kick-start this project. For this reason, the University of the Free State (UFS), in collaboration with the Black Management Forum(BMF), held a Financial... Read more
For their next brief, the contestants meet Danilo at Plascon Spaces where he drops a bombshell: They have to design not just one, but both bathrooms. Having to do double their usual amount of work in the same time span immediately puts the pressure on the design duos but... Read more
The next challenge for the design duos really is double the drama: They have to design and decorate both bathroom in their respective houses. Will they be able to make a splash or will the pressure and time constraints send their luxury bathroom dreams down the drain? Read more
The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, will soon present a National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Amendment Bill to Parliament for approval, before it is promulgated into law. “The NQF Amendment Bill strengthens all the mechanisms to deal with misrepresentation of qualifications, as well as the verification... Read more
A South African interior design reality TV competition, now in its fourth season is likely to be the springboard for the careers six designers if they follow in the footsteps of earlier winners. The show, which kicked off in July this year, pits the skills of the designers in... Read more
An upcoming Youth Development and Career Expo in the Western Cape is expected to empower young people around career choices and post-school training opportunities in Khayelitsha. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead the expo on Saturday at the False Bay Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College, Mew Way,... Read more
