Cape Town invests millions in EPWP
Western Cape March 31, 2019
Council approves funding to upskill EPWP participants The City of Cape Town Council approved an amount of R13,78 million to upskill Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) participants during a Council Sitting on 28 March 2019. The funds will be disbursed to Business Process Enabling South Africa (BPeSA) Western Cape... Read more
KZN Youth Fund to assist young entrepreneurs
KwaZulu-NatalOpportunities February 1, 2019
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government is to unveil a Youth Fund that aims to assist deserving young people to kick-start their business ventures. First of its kind, the KZN Youth Fund follows a comprehensive research by Youth Directorates of both the Premier’s Office and KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism... Read more
Chrysalis graduates can contribute to creating a safer Western Cape
Student outreachWestern Cape November 26, 2018
Minister of Community Safety, Alan Winde says the Chrysalis graduates have an excellent opportunity to now contribute to creating a safer Western Cape. While delivering the key note address during the formal graduation ceremony of 18 BRAVO today, at the Chrysalis Academy in Tokai, Minister Winde said: “The graduates... Read more
Community Education and Training Colleges make a positive impact in people’s lives
ArchivesLatest newsNorth West August 15, 2018
Higher Education and Training Minister Naledi Pandor believes community education and training (CET) is about giving hope and restoring human dignity so that the disadvantages of the past no longer define people’s future prospects. Speaking at the Good Shepherd Community Learning Centre at Madidi Village in Bojanala Platinum District... 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
Unisa and Limpopo Province sign MoU
ArchivesLatest newsLimpopoUniversity of South Africa May 16, 2018
Unisa and the Limpopo Province government will be working together to improve capacity in the province. The signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 7 May 2018 will see Unisa enhancing its research and tuition footprint in the province by becoming more engaged with the needs of the... Read more
Refocused EPWP to address unemployment in N West
ArchivesLatest newsNorth West September 12, 2017
The North West province will focus its attention on the existing Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) in efforts to root out unemployment among youth, says Premier Supra Mahumapelo. Addressing the three-day Villages, Townships and Small Dorpies (VTSD) Skills Development Lekgotla in Potchefstroom, Premier Mahumapelo said the province will refocus the... Read more
Samsung Electronics launches an Engineering Academy
ArchivesCareersGert Sibande TVET CollegeMpumalanga September 12, 2017
The President of Samsung Southern Africa, Sung Yoon, the former Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mduduzi Manana and Gert Sibande TVET College CEO and Principal, Nick Balkrishen, unveil the plaque officially declaring the Samsung Academy at the Skills Academy and Artisan Development Centre in Standerton, open Samsung... Read more
UCT Famelab winner using light to ensure food security
ArchivesResearchUniversity of Cape TownWestern Cape September 12, 2017
“It is said that what hides in the dark will be revealed in the light. So what if I told you that I want to use light to illuminate one of the most prominent issues in the darkest times of drought?” This was Nyasha Chimhandamba’s opening to the winning... Read more
SA tourism alive with opportunities
ArchivesFree StateLatest news September 11, 2017
Young people from across the country will get to see what’s available in tourism careers when the National Tourism Careers Expo starts later this month. The careers expo was launched on Thursday in Virginia, Free State, in partnership with the Department of Tourism and the provincial Department of Economic,... Read more
