CPUT Vice-Chancellor Prof Chris Nhlapo congratulated engineers from the university’s African Space Innovation Centre (ASIC) in person when the continent’s first satellite constellation was successfully launched. The Marine Domain Awareness Satellites (MDASat) have already started successfully transmitting data after they were launched aboard US aerospace company SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The mission... Read more
UP’s Prof Christof Heyns honoured with essay collection
Achieversarts and cultureLatest news January 17, 2022
The life and legacy of human rights lawyer, activist and educator Professor Christof Heyns has been commemorated in an essay collection written by friends, family and colleagues. The publication, titled A life interrupted: essays in honour of the lives and legacies of Christof Heyns, was recently launched at the University of Pretoria’s... Read more
Pianist Burton Naidoo shares music from upcoming release ‘Sometime Before’
arts and cultureCareersLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal January 14, 2022
iSupport Creative Business, supported by Concerts SA, presents performances by pianist Burton Naidoo and poet Luleka Mhlanzi. This concert is organised in collaboration with UKZN’s Centre for Creative Arts and Centre for Jazz and Popular Music, will take place at Alliance Francaise in Durban on Thursday 27 January. The... Read more
Madibaz coach seeks to build a legacy that will outlast him
Eastern CapeLatest newsNelson Mandela UniversityVarsity Sports January 14, 2022
New Madibaz rugby coach David Manuel’s long-term aim is to create a sustainable legacy at the highest level. The former professional player, who turned out at fullback for the Blue Bulls, Griquas and Free State, assumed his position in November and has been focused on putting the building blocks... Read more
CHIETA, SAPREF boost skills development in chemical sector
AchieversCareersLatest news January 13, 2022
The long-standing partnership between CHIETA, the chemical industries SETA, and SAPREF, South Africa’s largest crude oil refinery, has delivered strong skills development programmes to the sector, at an investment of R6 million by CHIETA. SAPREF, which is one of the SETA’s top levy paying contributors, is providing opportunities for about... Read more
Eligible South Africans invited to apply for Mauritius-Africa Scholarship
Latest news January 12, 2022
South Africans have been invited to apply for the Mauritius-Africa Scholarship Scheme offered by the government of Mauritius for full-time, on-campus undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. This is for programmes tenable in public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Mauritius for the 2022 academic year, starting in April 2022. As the... Read more
Agriculture Lecturer attains NRF rating
AchieversLatest newsMangosuthu University of TechnologyResearch January 11, 2022
The number of MUT academics that receive NRF (National Research Foundation) rating keeps growing. Lately, the University welcomed news that Dr Festus Adejoro, a lecturer in the Department of Agriculture, has been granted a ‘Y’ by the NRF. A ‘Y’ rating indicates that one is a promising young researcher.... Read more
DUT students make it into the regional finals of the Huawei ICT Competition
AchieversDurban University of TechnologyKwaZulu-NatalLatest news January 10, 2022
Three Durban University of Technology (DUT) students have been selected to compete in the Huawei ICT Competition Regional Finals which is to be held online, next month, February 2022. Dickson Hove, Wendy Nhleko and Dumisani Sibanda will be competing with 12 teams from various countries in the Southern African... Read more
From walking to school without shoes to doctorate
AchieversEastern CapeLatest newsStellenbosch University December 30, 2021
After years of perseverance, dedication and hard work, the academic career of Dr Simthembile Xeketwana, a lecturer at the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University (SU), has culminated in him receiving his sixth qualification, a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Curriculum Studies. Xeketwana, the head of Huis Francie van... Read more
Putting an environmental spin on laundry days
Latest newsResearchUniversity of the Free State December 27, 2021
Cold water or hot water? Omo or Skip? Laundry blues is a reality in most households and when you add stains to the equation, then what was supposed to be part of your weekly household routine, becomes frustrating and time-consuming. Researchers at the University of the Free State (UFS)... Read more
