NSFAS funded students can now update their contact details online
ArchivesLatest newsMust-Read June 26, 2018
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme added another method of updating contact details by introducing the functionality online. NSFAS funded students who wish to update or change their contact details can do it online through the Mynsfas portal on the scheme’s website. NSFAS believes that this new development is... Read more
Deputy President David Mabuza has called on the youth to take up skills that will develop and serve the needs of the economy. The Deputy President made the remarks at the 20th meeting of HRDC at the University of South Africa (UNISA) Science Campus in Florida, Gauteng, before chairing a... Read more
Have you decided where you want to study next year? Undergraduate applications for South African universities are open for 2019. Bear in mind application closing dates differ with each University, so make sure to apply before the deadline. Please note that some universities also have different closing dates for... Read more
Young researcher to jet out to UK
AchieversArchivesMust-ReadResearchUniversity of the Free State June 19, 2018
When Mamosa Ngcala jets out to the United Kingdom (UK) on 31 July 2018, she will not only be doing research and improving herself academically at the Durham University, but she will also put yet another feather in the growing research profile cap of the Qwaqwa Campus. “I am looking forward... Read more
Youth, Parliament needs you!
Latest newsMust-Read June 5, 2018
Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has urged youth to participate in Parliament’s public hearings, especially on matters pertaining to the country’s development. “Parliament must hear your views and you must participate in the democratic processes. Parliament has asked for people to make inputs on land expropriation without compensation and you must... Read more
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has reminded first year students, who have qualified to get a bursary from the NSFAS, to ensure that they have signed their agreements by 31 July 2018. NSFAS recently announced that it was implementing its new National Student Financial Aid Scheme Bursary... Read more
Opportunity knocks for UCT student’s scholarship to Yale
AchieversArchivesMust-ReadUniversity of Cape Town May 22, 2018
Opportunity doesn’t always come a-knocking, sometimes you have to set out in search of it yourself. This is what Elkanah Babatunde, who is currently pursuing his PhD in the UCT Faculty of Law, recently learned when an application completed in the nick of time landed him the illustrious Yale... Read more
Doctoral candidate in English Department wins 2018 Ingrid Jonker Prize
AchieversArchivesMust-ReadStellenbosch University May 21, 2018
Mrs Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese has won the 2018 Ingrid Jonker Prize for her debut poetry collection, Loud and Yellow Laughter. The prize is given in alternate years to the best debut poetry collection in English or Afrikaans. “Winning the Ingrid Jonker Prize is an honour. It is a significant literary acknowledgement and... Read more
The Department of Health has placed over 1500 medical interns and 1300 community service doctors for the 2018 and 2019 annual cycle. The department said all interns and community service doctors who studied at South African universities and were eligible for placement for the 2018 annual cycle have been... Read more
New TVET master’s class has begun
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of South Africa May 17, 2018
The new class of TVET employees earmarked to end in 2019 has begun in earnest in April 2018 as the College of Education held a proposal writing workshop for 34 students who are employees of TVET colleges in the Free State and North West Provinces. The workshop was held... Read more
