As part of its strategy to provide dealers and customers with innovative finance products, Ford Credit South Africa has launched its new Graduate Purchase Programme that gives eligible graduates a discount of five percent off the purchase price of a new Ford, plus a preferential interest rate that will... Read more
Funding of R8.7 million for skills development in manufacturing and teacher training signed over to UFS
ArchivesFinanceLatest newsUniversitiesUniversity of the Free State July 5, 2017
The MerSETA (Skills and Training Authority for Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Industries) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the University of the Free State (UFS) for a grant of approximately R8.7million on 14 June 2017, which will be disbursed over a three-year period. UFS seeks to bridge the skills gap... Read more
Absa helps Wits students prosper
ArchivesFinanceLatest newsUniversitiesUniversity of the Witwatersrand July 5, 2017
Absa Bank has donated over R15m to Wits University in aid of student funding. On Friday, 9 June 2017, representatives from Absa’s Scholarship Programme handed over a cheque to Wits to give academically talented but financially inhibited students an opportunity to study with less financial burdens. The donation enabled... Read more
ABSA gives R6-million in scholarships
ArchivesFinanceLatest newsUniversitiesVaal University of Technology July 5, 2017
ABSA met with the Vaal University of Technology’s executive on 14 June to hand over a cheque worth R6-million towards scholarships. Because VUT accommodates a number of disadvantaged students, ABSA decided to make a generous contribution towards the education of poor, but deserving students. The banking istitution has... Read more
