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Free education unfeasible, says leaked report
Free education unfeasible, says leaked report
[Michelle Gumede and Karl Gernetzky] The long-awaited university fees commission report is expected to be released by President Jacob Zuma this week, but a leaked version of it saying that free education is unfeasible has already sparked fear of more student protests... read
Education
Higher Education Institutions revenue increased by 11%
Higher Education Institutions revenue increased by 11%
The Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) revenue has increased by 11% from 2015 to 2016, according to the Financial Statistics of Higher Education Institutions, 2016 report... read
E-learning
Future-proof your journalists
Future-proof your journalists
The Storylab Academy is providing an opportunity for journalists to improve their digital storytelling skills with a combination of free online webinars and face-to-face training... read
Early Childhood Development
Indaba Education Fund hosts fundraising dinner in NYC
Indaba Education Fund hosts fundraising dinner in NYC
The Indaba Education Fund held its first fundraising dinner in New York City earlier this month... read
Importance of real-world play for 21st century six-year-olds
Importance of real-world play for 21st century six-year-olds
While there's a great focus on technology learning tools appropriate for early childhood development, parents and educators must not overlook the importance for children to have real-world interactions in order to learn core 21st century life skills... read
Higher Education
2018 registrations for Management Development Programme are now open!
2018 registrations for Management Development Programme are now open!

Issued by UKZN Extended Learning

The Management Development Programme (MDP) is uniquely designed to build your capacity to lead your organisation into the future... read
Lisof joins Stadio stable
Lisof joins Stadio stable
Stadio Holdings is continuing its acquisition streak with the addition of progressive fashion design and retail education institution, Lisof. The 100% acquisition was announced yesterday, 26 October 2017... read
Anger as Zuma keeps mum on the Fees Commission report
Anger as Zuma keeps mum on the Fees Commission report

Farren Collins and Petru Saal

President Jacob Zuma is keeping mum on when he will make public the findings of the Fees Commission report into the feasibility of free education... read
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Maths meets art - connecting two divided worlds

Robin Fredericks

Vanguard: A month where math meets art, was created with the aim to connect ideation, dialogue and collaboration between education and the arts... read
Students were better off in 1980s - statistics chief
Students were better off in 1980s - statistics chief

Michelle Gumede

The proportion of black students progressing at universities was higher in the 1980s than it was in 2017, says statistician-general Pali Lehohla... read
Double win for UJ's finance students
Double win for UJ's finance students
Two student teams from the University of Johannesburg have won the South African leg of industry-specific challenges with their ability to rethink and reinvent business strategies... read
Winners of SAIPA Tax Thesis Competition
Winners of SAIPA Tax Thesis Competition
From a record number of 36 entries received, the winners of the 2017 South African Institute of Professional Accountants' (SAIPA's) 2017 Tax Thesis Competition, sponsored by EY, were announced on 19 October... read
Primary & Secondary Education
FutureLearn partners with CAMI Education to broaden offering to schools and parents
FutureLearn partners with CAMI Education to broaden offering to schools and parents

Issued by FutureLearn

FutureLearn has announced the acquisition of CAMI Education, a provider of education software to schools, learners and tutors... read
MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet raises more than R6m a month
MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet raises more than R6m a month
Launched in 1997, MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year... read
Skills Training
Facebook Africa launches SME Council for Nigeria
Facebook Africa launches SME Council for Nigeria
Facebook has launched its Nigerian SME Council, the first to launch on the continent, as part of Facebook's commitment to help support small and medium sized businesses throughout Africa... read
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Game changers: Can the youth convert water pollution challenges to opportunities

Bonani Madikizela

Service delivery and youth unemployment are two key issues facing much of South Africa... read
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Copying overseas developer successes not for South Africa

Cara Turner

Alarming national headlines mean it's easy to take a sceptical view of our collective future prospects. Yet much of what we have achieved in the recent past is enormously positive. Let's take the ICT sector as an example... read
Kenyan gender advocate Vivian Onano for innovation summit
Kenyan gender advocate Vivian Onano for innovation summit
Kenyan gender advocate Vivian Onano is one of the key speakers at the Liberty VUKA Knowledge Summit. In this Q&A, we find out what her entrepreneurship lessons are for women and young people in the workplace... read
Business
PoPI requires effective data management structures
PoPI requires effective data management structures

Claude Schuck

The Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPI) will fundamentally change how companies store, process and use personal customer data. And even though it has not yet officially been implemented, organisations have been steadily working on ensuring their compliance... read
Firewater offers free digital session for local charities
Firewater offers free digital session for local charities
Sandton-based digital and PR agency Firewater is inviting charities from across Joburg to a free Digital and PR Therapy session... read
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Happy Halloween, teachers! May your day be filled with good treats and no tricks. https://t.co/8yG7myopGJ
PfP4SA
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"Education is one of the most powerful ways of addressing the challenges of our highly unequal society." Irvin Jim https://t.co/x8UknI0LQe
maggiev
@maggiev
RT @eclassroomsa: Here are '8 digital life skills all children need - and a plan for teaching them' https://t.co/RuNZwjBYlL #ZAedu https://...
maggiev
@maggiev
RT @SchoolNetSA: New post 'Useful Google in Education posts this week #116' https://t.co/ugSusylcm4 Posts about using Google apps in the cl...
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educationweek
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Former lawmakers set aside policy differences for an early-childhood initiative. https://t.co/DFpnx6bx4w https://t.co/TE4VKuPUK1
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