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VUT to help fill SA’s specialist teaching gaps
The Vaal University of Technology (VUT) has once more committed itself to improving the education of the nation by adding a Bachelor of Education (B Ed SP & FET Teaching), for Initial Teacher Education, to its offerings from 2018. However, this is no ordinary B.E d, in that it... Read more
Alumni advance excellence
Ten recent graduates from UCT’s Department of Chemical Engineering will be completing their master’s degrees abroad, with the bulk of students attending the University of Cambridge in the UK. “In academia, we highly value it when our students decide to go one level further because we need to know... Read more
UP scores highest pass rate in recent SAICA exams
Students from the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences achieved the highest cumulative pass rate in South Africa in the two most recent Initial Tests of Competence administered by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). SAICA’s Initial Test of Competence (ITC) exam is the first of... Read more
Madibaz sport director delighted with Sascoc post
Madibaz director of sport Yoliswa Lumka has always been interested in getting the best out of sportsmen and women and her appointment to a Sascoc sub-commission has given her another opportunity to pursue her passion. Approached by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee to serve on their... Read more
Dr Ntokozo Makoba celebrating the moment with her family
School of Management, IT and Governance academic Dr Ntokozo Makoba says immersing herself in indigenous values and engaging with the traditional leadership of Umgungundlovu’s rural community for her PhD research was a personally enriching experience. As part of her study titled: Values Underlying Traditional Leadership and Governance and South... Read more
UCT Famelab winner using light to ensure food security
“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
Art exhibition a first for TUT
In addition to their lecturing skills, many staff members at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Fine and Applied Arts are also accomplished artists. Now, for the first time, they are collaborating in a group exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum, titled Art(ed), featuring work representing all three... Read more
New treatment options for chronic inflammatory diseases
Bacteria may be responsible for more than suspected, especially when it comes to inflammatory diseases such as Type 2 diabetes. On the photo above, imaged here are micrographs of Type 2 diabetes clots before and after treatment with LPS-binding protein. When visualised microscopically, the fibrin fibres of the blood... Read more
Canoeist makes the most of sport, studies
Ms Donna Hutton, a South African under 23 canoeist and first year BSc student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is one of the recipients of the UKZN Prestige Sports Scholarship. The Sports Scholarship is awarded for outstanding achievement in sports at international, national or provincial level. The Epworth alumnus has... Read more
UKZN doctoral research scholarship awardee pursues malaria solutions
Mr Nasir Tajuddeen has been awarded the UKZN Doctoral Research Scholarship, one of the University’s most prestigious awards to students at senior postgraduate level. The scholarship is awarded annually to a maximum of four top PhD candidates at the University. Tajuddeen is a chemist, pursuing his innovative PhD studies... Read more