Moira Lekalakala wins NWU Faculty of Theology’s Language competition
AchieversLatest newsNorth-West University February 4, 2022
Moira Lekalakala, a third-year theology student on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, was recently announced the winner of the Faculty of Theology’s Language competition. The competition formed part of the faculty’s approach to become more inclusive in terms of the NWU’s multilingual Language Policy, and aimed to involve... Read more
Assisting organisations to better comply with marine and environmental legislation
AchieversEastern CapeLatest newsNelson Mandela University February 3, 2022
Protecting our environment and endangered marine life and the immense importance of the ocean, was the reason behind Andrea Govender’s Master’s in Accounting Research, which created environmental awareness from an auditing perspective. She also developed a corporate governance framework for organisations to better comply with marine and environmental legislation.... Read more
Higher Education proposes 4.23% fee increase
Latest newsUniversities February 2, 2022
The Department of Higher Education and Training has proposed an increase of 4.23% for tuition fees for the 2022 academic year, and a maximum of 6.23% for accommodation at all 26 universities. Briefing the media on the state of readiness for the Post School Education and Training (PSET) sector... Read more
Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Blade Nzimande, says 2022 is promising to be an academic year less disrupted by COVID-19 lockdown periods and restricted access to classes, if no new waves or variants surge again. Nzimande noted that the last two years have been extremely tough for the... Read more
Your R10 has gone a long way: 313 students registered for 2022 academic year!
Latest news February 2, 2022
Building on the success of the 2021 #R10GoesALongWay campaign, founders, organisers and partners of the initiative are delighted to announce that 313 students will be able to register for the 2022 tertiary academic year, with registration fees paid in full. This means that all of the applicants who applied... Read more
Access to tertiary education funding and placement are major challenges for majority South African students
Latest news February 1, 2022
Education is strongly considered as one of the keys to unlocking and realising the potential of the proverbial tomorrow’s adults in every country, South Africa is no different. In fact, the number of world-class tertiary institutions registered in South Africa is testament to the magnitude of its importance in... Read more
Coega announces deadline for maths, science programme
Latest news January 31, 2022
The Coega Maths and Science Programme (MSP), a Corporate Social Investment initiative by the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) to improve the high school pass rate for mathematics and science, has announced its enrolment period for this year, closing on 11 February 2022. The programme contributes to communities in terms... Read more
Upskilling and reskilling your workforce in 2022
CareersLatest news January 28, 2022
The future of companies, and therefore the economy in general, is today directly related to its ability to successfully transform digitally. Along with exploding technology innovations and the pressure of a global pandemic this transformation was accelerated in South Africa during 2020/2021, and our skills need to evolve along... Read more
What’s next for matrics?
Latest news January 28, 2022
Out of 700 604 candidates who wrote the national senior certificate examinations, only 34% will be admitted to the 26 public and private universities for the 2022 academic year. This means that over 400 000 young South Africans will be competing for traditional entry-level positions, in a country where the... Read more
By Louise Schoonwinkel, Managing Director of Optimi Home Despite the challenges, we saw institutions like SACAI (the distance learning examination board) announce record matric results for 2021. Many learners are still on track and are progressing with their educational careers through the adoption of new learning technologies and home... Read more
