Education
Weak matrics culled for better results
Just 7% of learners writing a two-year matric programme created to help them passed
and a mere 0.003% got distinctions
Get over the No 1 matric obsession
The obsessive drive by provincial departments of education to be ranked the best performing province in...
Thousands of students still fail to take up Nsfas funding
The financial scheme assisting those in higher learning institutions says it is ready for the year ahead, but many don’t know that they qualify
Remove borders to up free knowledge
Boundaries at all levels limit the exchange of ideas necessary to resolve complex global problems
Ring the bell: School is back in session for the 2020 academic year
Provincial departments of education have reiterated their readiness for the 2020 academic year. As such, teaching...
Learner excels after long journey
Sibabalwe Mkungwana did not attend school until age 10. Now she’s a top matric achiever
Education MECs welcome matric results
The Eastern Cape had the most-improved performance, and the Free State achieved its top spot in the provincial pecking order
Matric class hits 80% pass mark for the first time
With an 81.3% pass rate, the 2019 class has shown improvement, even in provinces with traditionally poor results
Motshekga congratulates poor, rural schools for producing brilliant learners
With 12-million students in 26 000 schools, the education system is under pressure to teach the next generation. Education minister says it’s working
Slight decline in IEB matric pass rate
Private schools writing IEB exams obtained a 98.82% pass rate, a fractional decrease from last year
Michael Komape’s family awarded R1.4m in damages by appeal court
Supreme Court of Appeal says the attitude of the education authorities “to be deprecated in the strongest possible terms”
Management live it up as Fort Hare University struggles
In a broken university, with “shocking conditions” for students, senior management are provided with luxury cars, with unlimited petrol
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New-style star accretion bursts dazzle astronomers
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Associate Professor James O Chibueze and Dr SP van den Heever are part of an international team of astronomers studying the G358-MM1 high-mass protostar.
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2020 risk outlook: Use GRC to build resilience
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GRC activities can be used profitably to develop an integrated risk picture and response, says ContinuitySA.
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MTN voted best mobile network
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An independent report found MTN to be the best mobile network in SA in the fourth quarter of 2019.
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Is your tertiary institution is accredited?
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Rosebank College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education, which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training.
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Is your tertiary institution accredited?
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Rosebank College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education, which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training.
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VUT chancellor, Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi, dies
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The university conferred the degree of Doctor of Science Honoris Causa on Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi for his outstanding leadership contributions to maths and science education development.
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Innovate4AMR now in second year
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SA's Team pill-Alert aims to tackle antimicrobial resistance by implementing their strategic intervention that ensures patients comply with treatment.
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Medical students present solution in Geneva
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Kapil Narain and Mohamed Hoosen Suleman were selected to present their strategic intervention to tackle antimicrobial resistance to an international panel of experts.
