Private colleges exposed for non-compliance
Latest newsMust-Read February 20, 2018
Over 10 private colleges have been exposed for non-compliance with the relevant legislation in the private higher learning sector. The Department of Higher Education and Training recently completed a successful three-week long nationwide inspection and public awareness campaign aimed at enforcing compliance with the relevant legislation in the private... Read more
Eastern Cape matriculant Lutho Jimana did not let his long daily walk to school, his overcrowded home where it was difficult to study, nor financial constraints due to his mother’s unemployment get in the way of studying towards his childhood dream job. This month Lutho began his studies at Rhodes... Read more
Alumni shine at Maynardville
AchieversMust-ReadUniversity of Cape Town February 1, 2018
Witness Shakespeare’s comedic battle of the sexes as never before. Director and UCT alumnus Tara Notcutt presents this historic run of The Taming of the Shrew with an all-women cast and creative team at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre from 7 February to 3 March. Matters of gender, marriage and... Read more
A researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has not allowed his background to determine his future. Growing up in a community with a lack of resources to stimulate learning, and being surrounded by poverty, substance abuse and high numbers of child-headed families, did not deter... Read more
If you find yourself scrolling through Sunday night memes wondering how you’ll manage to climb out of bed in the morning – if work feels unrewarding and the thought of seeing colleagues is anxiety-inducing, you could be facing a ‘mid-career crisis’. You don’t have to be in the middle... Read more
Withdrawal of the LLB programme at the Walter Sisulu University
Latest newsMust-Read January 19, 2018
On the 8 January 2018 the Council on Higher Education was served with an urgent application by the Higher Education Transformation Network (HETN) in regard to the withdrawal of accreditation by the CHE of the LLB degree qualification at the Walter Sisulu University in November 2017. The... Read more
As hundreds of thousands of prospective students attempt to secure a place at public universities, with only a fraction of them likely to be accommodated due to limited capacity, education experts have highlighted the need for school-leavers to consider the many exciting careers that are accessible without degree study.... Read more
Rhodes affiliated scholars pen pertinent body of work to acclaim
AchieversMust-ReadRhodes University January 19, 2018
Rhodes University’s post-doctoral fellow Dr Laura Alfers (NALSU/ISER) and Dr Francie Lund (RU Honorary doctorate holder), along with their colleague Rachel Moussié, contributed a critically acclaimed research-based article on ‘The human right to social security’. The Rhodes affiliated scholars’ article appears in the latest edition of the prestigious International... Read more
Bursaries for the Class of 2017
Latest newsMust-Read January 17, 2018
The Growth Institute announces that we were successful in the acquisition of ten bursaries for black female candidates who matriculated in 2017. One of our corporate clients who prefer to be anonymous sponsors all ten bursaries. Candidates must have passed the following Grade 12 subjects in 2017: Mathematics (60%),... Read more
UJ grabs AI spotlight in CNN feature
Latest newsMust-Read January 15, 2018
This week’s episode of “CNN Marketplace Africa” examines the potential impact Artificial Intelligence (AI) in South Africa and in particular, education. And in appears that the University of Johannesburg is making the right moves as it looks to become a leading educational AI hub in Africa, by incorporating AI... Read more
