The UK Financial Times has released its list of the world’s top 100 Executive MBA (EMBA) programmes and the University of Pretorias Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) has moved up 20 places to 67th spot, cementing its position as Africas top EMBA provider. This is the sixth year... Read more
Creating jobs through road construction
Latest newsMust-Read October 15, 2018
The Msikaba North haul road is nearing completion after early delays necessitated by relocation of families and graves. Irvin Khoza, assistant resident engineer on the project says the road is being built to help transport material for the building of the N2 Msikaba bridge. The estimated value for the... Read more
Lecture ignites passion for Xhosa literature
Latest newsMust-ReadUniversity of the Western Cape October 15, 2018
There was excitement, deep introspection and optimism when the University of the Western Cape (UWC)’s Department of Xhosa hosted the first Pioneers of Xhosa Literature lecture on 10 October 2018. The event was planned with the hopes of invigorating the love for Xhosa literature and to assist in the... Read more
Diarise MyFuture 4.0 2019 – the career expo for the next generation workforce It’s a fast-changing digital world, and experts predict that by 2025, scores of people will be working in careers that don’t exist yet. For children currently making subject choices at school, and matriculants now selecting tertiary... Read more
UKZN final-year ENT/Head and Neck Surgery Registrar, Dr Nadia Karrim, recently scooped two titular awards; the first being the 100 Mandela’s of the Future and the second being the Inspiring Fifty award. The 100 Mandela’s of the Future award was designed by News24 to identify a new generation of... Read more
Programme outline The Chilean International Cooperation Agency (AGCI) is offering scholarships for accredited Spanish-taught Master’s program at Chilean higher education institutions in 2019. The scholarships are offered to professionals who are citizens of South Africa, Mozambique and Angola. More information on the scholarship program is available at https://www.agci.cl/index.php/becas/becas-para- Degree level... Read more
The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has reiterated its call for the scrapping of experience as a requirement for entry-level vacancies in the public and private sector. “The summit must urge the government to walk the talk by scrapping experience as a requirement for all entry-level vacancies in public... Read more
Eskom young scientists gather in Johannesburg
Latest newsMust-Read October 4, 2018
Tomorrow’s young scientists have gathered in Johannesburg to participate in the 38th annual Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair (ISF). The science fair got underway at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Boksburg on Tuesday. “More than 500 of Africa’s top future engineers, chemists, physicists, mathematicians... Read more
DUT PhD graduate to host seminar on school violence
AchieversDurban University of TechnologyMust-Read October 3, 2018
Dr Zithobile Mkhize-Ngidi, who recently graduated with her PhD in Public Administration (Peace Studies) in the Faculty of Management Sciences at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), will be hosting a seminar on her research into school violence in South African schools. The seminar will take place on Wednesday,... Read more
Stellenbosch University to host first postdoctoral conference in Southern Africa
Latest newsMust-ReadStellenbosch University October 3, 2018
The first postdoctoral conference in Southern Africa will take place at Stellenbosch University (SU) from Wednesday 3 October to Friday 5 October 2018. The event, which is organised by SU’s Postdoctoral Society, will be held at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies. Prior to the conference proper on Thursday... Read more
