Pretoria – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says she is confident that the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) is a game changer that has put the country’s education system on the right track. Education on the right track, says Minister “When I was appointed in 2009, the first thing I wished … [Read more...]
Education key to economic freedom
Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on young people to be educated and to be innovative in order to achieve economic freedom in their lifetime. Speaking at a youth dialogue hosted by the South African Youth Council – an umbrella body for all youth organisations in South Africa – in Mfuleni near … [Read more...]
Africa’s biggest Asset is its Game
Orna Non-Conformist Conservation Activist – Big 5 You have to take action to make a difference. The key to successful campaigning, is taking action and longevity. Anybody can do an expose’ and it goes away & everyone ‘thinks’ it’s cured. The important thing is to keep it out there in … [Read more...]
Students warned of bogus colleges
South Africa - The Department of Higher Education and Training has urged potential students to verify the accreditation of any private college or university before enrolling for studies. … [Read more...]
Leading South African University Announces Edx Partnership
It was revealed this week that Johannesburg's Witwatersrand University (Wits), in partnership with MOOC provider Edx, has announced plans to introduce free web courses in South Africa. The courses, which are planned to cover a range of topics from economics to world history, will be available to the 200,000-plus … [Read more...]
Commission to probe KZN education department
Education KZN – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has welcomed the appointment of a commission of enquiry into the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department’s fiscal management and procurement procedures. This after the provincial department received qualified audits for three consecutive years, with the … [Read more...]
Germany removes University fees
Just under a year after the UK government have realised that a hike in tuition fees achieved nothing, other than placing students into further debt, Germany will remove fees for all universities. … [Read more...]
Learners urged to study Engineering
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has urged high school learners, especially those that are in Grade 10 to 12, to consider taking Maths and Physical Science so they can study Engineering. Speaking at an Africa Engineering Week seminar, held at the University of Johannesburg, on Monday, Minister Pandor … [Read more...]
New Provost for St. Thomas University
St. Thomas University President Monsignor Franklyn M. Casale has announced a major institutional appointment that will continue to strengthen the University's academic leadership position (www.stu.edu). A visionary and transformational leader in higher education, Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Ph.D., has been named St. Thomas … [Read more...]
Additional Fulbright Awards Available
Colleen Dube, Executive Director of The Fulbright Commission and Dr. Attracta Halpin, Registrar of the National University of Ireland signed a memorandum of understanding to enable PhD candidates from a NUI Constituent University or other NUI member Institution to travel to the United States on a Fulbright Award to … [Read more...]