UJ researchers make interesting discovery in Hypatia stone
Must-ReadResearchUniversity of Johannesburg January 15, 2018
Researchers at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have found exotic micro-mineral compounds in the ‘Hypatia’ stone that are not known to occur on Earth, elsewhere in the solar system or in known meteorites or comets. Professor Jan Kramers and Dr Georgy Belyanin from the UJ PPM Research Centre at... Read more
NYDA to fight youth unemployment in 2018
Latest newsMust-Read January 12, 2018
The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has vowed to continue prioritising youth development and contribute towards identifying and implementing lasting solutions to address youth challenges. In a statement on Sunday, the agency declared “2018 as a year of fighting youth unemployment!” “The Board of the NYDA has set itself... Read more
Recent research conducted by John Coleman of Harvard University has revealed that your work can be more than just a job if you change how you think about it. Coleman says “the secret is in working with a purpose.” A sewer cleaner from New York City put it succinctly:... Read more
Universities have been cited as the driving force behind the increase of perfectionism among young people. According to a new US study the rate of perfectionism has hit roof top on today’s youth compared to the older generation. The study was conducted by US PhD authors Thomas Curran of... Read more
Lee Berger named SA’s ‘most visible’ scientist
AchieversMust-ReadUniversity of the Witwatersrand January 8, 2018
Wits palaeoanthropologist tops 25 300 others in a new study on highly visible scientists. Renowned for the discovery of two species of human ancestors, Australopithecus sediba and Homo naledi, Professor Lee Berger from the Evolutionary Studies Institute at Wits University has been identified as the most ‘publicly visible scientist’... Read more
The 3-5 Year Syndrome “The sentiment that people don’t leave jobs; they leave employers/bosses has been expressed by many commentators, but my view is that this summing up is just too simplistic” says Allan Pike who has been associated with people and their careers for more years than he... Read more
Zolani Buba: It takes grit
AchieversMust-ReadUniversity of Cape Town December 22, 2017
Zolani Buba didn’t always know that he wanted to study law. Now, though, as a PhD graduate from the Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Town (UCT), Dr Buba and the law seem like long-time friends. Zolani earned his doctoral degree for a thesis that evaluates the... Read more
SA students to participate in supercomputing competition in Germany
Latest newsMust-Read December 14, 2017
South African students from different universities are set to represent the country at the International Student Cluster Competition hosted at the 2018 International Supercomputing Conference in Germany. The students came first at a national competition, which took place during the annual Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) conference in... Read more
First Congolese doctor in AgriSciences at SU
AchieversMust-ReadStellenbosch University December 14, 2017
Stellenbosch University (SU) is one of the higher education institutions in South Africa that consistently produces the most PhDs in the country. Some of these doctorates are also awarded to students from other African countries. One such student is Dr Bilungi Alain Useni from the Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more
Small business benefits from training programmes
Latest newsMust-Read December 14, 2017
Government agencies, put in place to provide business advisory services to small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs), are making an impact in assisting them to grow. “The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) ran a coaching and mentorship programme at three locations in KwaZulu-Natal assisting 90 businesses, which resulted in... Read more
