Healthy and motivated staff bring success
GautengUniversity of the Witwatersrand September 11, 2019
Motivated and happy staff are the force behind great universities says Wits Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Adam Habib. “Great universities around the world are not hard to build, what you require is great staff, great students and you need to give them some resources for them to do their... Read more
Project linking informal business to resources wins accolades for Enactus University of Pretoria
GautengUniversity of Pretoria August 14, 2019
A project that connects informal brick makers with companies that produce ash as a by-product has won Enactus University of Pretoria (UP) second place at a national competition where 15 other universities competed. Enactus UP was ranked second after a brilliant presentation at the Enactus National Competition held recently... Read more
On Saturday, 20 July, Aurecon South Africa, local presence of global engineering, design and advisory company Aurecon, hosted a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) Career Day for Grade 10 students in Tembisa. Approximately 60 students, as well as Ward councillors from Tembisa and representatives from the City of... Read more
Educo Solutions provides free, quality, NQF and SETA accredited education to unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 29, directly addressing our country’s educational needs by giving young people the opportunity to learn, grow and become employable. On completion of the 12-month courses that focus on relevant skills... Read more
Defending champion Alexa Pienaar has her sights set on further success when the University Sport South Africa squash tournament takes place in Cape Town from June 30 to July 5. Not only is the University of Johannesburg star aiming to capture another individual title, she and the team will... Read more
This past month Datsun challenged university students across the country to pull the newly launched Datsun GO all the way to their campus through using social media savvy skills. Students stood a chance to win the new Datsun GO by tweeting #GO with specific details about their campus. Vhugala... Read more
UJ want to end Varsity Cup on a high
Gauteng March 31, 2019
The University of Johannesburg rugby team has set themselves the goal of ending on a high when they play their final Varsity Cup rugby match against Free State University in Johannesburg on Monday. This is the message from captain Adriaan Bester, more commonly known as Driaan, who wants the... Read more
Following on from its much lauded and successful Stellenbosch campus, The Private Hotel School (TPHS) is opening a second campus in Johannesburg on August 1. In its 13 years of operation in Stellenbosch, The Private Hotel School has become renowned for offering exceptional hospitality training and higher education and... Read more
Dancing to the beat let visually impaired TUT student steal the show at dance-off competition
AchieversArchivesarts and cultureGautengRegionsTshwane University of TechnologyUniversities July 27, 2017
Being blind doesn’t mean that I can’t exercise.” This attitude has just enabled a visually impaired student, Rebone Mogale, to steal stole the show at the annual arts and cultural dance-off that took place at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Primary Education at the Soshanguve North Campus.... Read more
New Enactus Ford C3 projects to improve SA lives
ArchivesDurban University of TechnologyGautengKwaZulu-NatalStudent outreachUniversity of PretoriaUniversity of the Witwatersrand July 25, 2017
Job creation, economic empowerment, recycling and environmental sustainability are the key focus areas for four new student-driven community projects selected by global NPO Enactus and the Ford College Community Challenge (Ford C3). “The purpose of Ford C3 is to challenge colleges and universities to partner with their local communities... Read more
