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Jan
20

Home Affairs to speed up student visa applications

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January 20, 2012

The Department of Home Affairs intends to speed up student visa applications for the 2012 academic year in order to make life a little less complicated for foreign academics and students.

As per the department’s commitment to efforts to recruit “critically skilled” foreigners, it is going to lend a hand to foreign academics and students who need to have work and study visas, Home Affairs Director-General Mkuseli Apleni explained .

 

The department has put in place a variety of measures via the Work and Study Visa Project to speed up visa applications for the current academic year.

These include:

* The establishment of a specialized adjudication hub to concentrate exclusively on work and study visas for educational institutions.
* Separation of all outstanding study visa applications from 2012 applications in an effort to eliminate a backlog. All 2012 study visas are going to be adjudicated daily and outstanding applications will get special attention.
* The activation of Home Affairs provincial and regional offices that will help academics and students to apply for work and study visa applications.
* Linkages with educational institutions in order to provide verification of supporting documents accompanying work and study visas.

The department advised all educational institutions to complete all work and study visas no later than 15 March.

 

 

With respect to the Zimbabwe Documentation Project, Apleni explained that the department expected to have the process completed by the end of the current financial year.

The department received 275 762 applications from Zimbabweans attempting to regularise their stay in South Africa.

“To date and having undertaken various measures to communicate with all the applicants, both in terms of the submission of outstanding documents as well as the collection of permits, we are pleased to say we have issued 255 282 permits. “We are therefore left with 20 480 outstanding permits. We reiterate our commitment to ensuring that these are issued speedily so that this project can be brought to a close,” he was quoted saying.

Source: BuaNews

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Jan
19

Survey suggest that most pupils do not complete high school

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January 19, 2012

 

Two out of every three pupils in Grade 10 do not go on to pass matric, a survey has found.

“Most pupils who drop out before completing high school do so as a result of a lack of funds,” SA Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) researcher Jonathan Snyman said.

“Other common reasons that pupils leave school are to look for work or because of family commitments. There is also a common view that being at school is not relevant to their lives,” he said.

 

The SAIRR survey found that fewer than half of those who enrolled in Grade 10 in 2008 sat for the 2010 matric exams.

Only 34 percent of all 2008 pupils went on to pass matric in 2010, and only a third of those passes were good enough to gain admission to university to study for a bachelor’s degree.

Those who did not complete high school along with those whose highest qualification was matric, accounted for 81 percent of all unemployed in the country, the survey found.

 

Only six percent of the unemployed were people who had completed a tertiary education.

Mr Snyman added the fact that ‘the most significant concern is that students who drop out of school more often than not never go back to complete their education. As much as one third of all 15-24 year-olds typically are not in employment, education, or training’.

The survey was based on data released by the department of basic education and will be officially released next week.

Source:  SAIRR

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Jan
18

Four Essential Tips to Building Your LinkedIn Profile

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January 18, 2012

 

LinkedIn is most definitely a highly effective job search tool not to mention an excellent channel to publish your resume, however it needs to be handled with care! It is most likely the ideal way to communicate your personal brand, but it’s at the same time extremely visible and can leave you exposed in the completely wrong way if you are not careful. Make certain that your profile represents you in the manner you would like potential employers to view you, but in addition keep in mind the way your current employer might possibly view your profile while you are on the lookout.

1. Turn Off Activity Broadcasts. For anyone who is currently employed, make sure that you turn off activity broadcasts before commencing to make changes to your profile. You probably know how you receive updates on the activity of all the individuals in your network which include changes to headlines, experience and specialties? This kind of activity is undoubtedly an instant tip-off to employers or coworkers that you may be looking for alternative employment. To turn off broadcasts, sign into your account and access account settings. This will be found when you mouse over your name as it appears in the top right hand corner of the page, above the search bar. Within the settings, below your profile menu, simply select the option “Turn On/Off Activity Broadcasts” and make certain that broadcasts are off.

2. Customize your URL. LinkedIn will automatically generate a URL for your profile, however, you have the choice to personalize your URL. Customizing your personal URL without a doubt looks better, in addition it truly is simpler and easier for people to remember and retype, both of which are a benefit in your job search. To modify the URL, first select Edit Profile under the profile menu. Towards the end of the snapshot area you will find your current public profile url – simply click on the small edit button next to the url. From the screen that opens, search for the Public Profile URL widget around the bottom right of your screen. Choose the option to customize your URL and decide on something that is unique to you, for example your full name or your full name with middle initial.

 

 

3. Modify your headline. Your headline will automatically default to your current title. If you’re searching for a job, your headline ought to make reference to the job you are looking for, definitely not the job you currently have! By way of example, Strategic Marketing Executive as opposed to Marketing Manager at ABC Company. This is your opportunity to really brand yourself and present yourself as an expert within your field! Modifying your headline is straightforward. Go to Edit Profile within your profile menu, then simply select the Edit option alongside your name. Your professional headline appears beneath your name.

4. Skills, skills and even more skills! Skills are a tremendously powerful new feature in LinkedIn and you can now add up to 50 to your profile! These skills are just like keywords in an applicant tracking system which enable it to assist employers find you for the skills you would like to be found. Make sure that you submit all your key skills here. To add skills, in the Edit Profile area, scroll down the page below your experience until you find the skills area. Click on add skill and add away!

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Jan
17

R2m bursary scheme to address shortage of doctors

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January 17, 2012

 

 

Bursaries are now being available to matriculants from poor families who have dreamed of becoming doctors.

The Mopani district municipality in Giyani, Limpopo, has earmarked R2 million in order to help deal with the general shortage of health professionals in rural areas.

“This year, we have chosen the medical field because of the dire shortage of health practitioners in the country, province and district,” said municipal spokesman Neil Shikwambana.

The bursary scheme is exclusively intended for studies in medicine, pharmacy, optometry, ophthalmology, dentistry, oral hygiene, environmental health, occupational therapy along with dental and speech therapy.

Shikwambana pointed out that the bursary scheme would in addition take care of tuition fees, books, accommodation and meals.

“Successful recipients would be required to work for the municipality for a period equal to the duration of their study,” he was quoted saying.

 

He explained that preference is going to be made available to the best-performing matriculants coming from poor backgrounds who are eligible for Bachelor’s degrees and also have secured an admission with a recognised South African university.

“Strongly motivated applications from students who have successfully completed their first year of undergraduate study in a medical field will also be considered,” he said.

The deadline for applications is January 31

South Africa has 0.57 doctors for every 1 000 individuals of the population, which happens to be one of the lowest ratios globally.

The country would need to train approximately 2 400 doctors annually to maintain the current figures on par with population growth, however , universities currently only produce 1 200 new doctors on an annual basis.

For more information, contact Mopani district municipality -

Telephone: +27 15 811 6300
Email: tim@mopani.gov.za
Website: http://www.mopani.gov.za/

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Jan
17

Coca-Cola Retains Title as World’s Most Valuable Brand

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January 17, 2012

 

Bloomberg unveiled Interbrand’s Best Global Brands of 2011 report. The rankings are derived from five criteria and don’t include privately owned brands. The current recession has provided marketing executives throughout the world with the most challenging test of their careers. A number of brands have excelled amid the difficult times-or at the very least held their own. While others have fallen an unexpected number of spots in the latest report compiled by consultancy Interbrand. However, for seven brands, remarkable performances saw them race up the charts to take their place on this year’s list.

The majority of the top 10 have retained their positions from last year. Coca-Cola retains the #1 spot, followed by IBM, Microsoft, Google, and GE. Despite the fact that there aren’t a great deal of differences on this year’s list, you will discover a couple of unexpected surprises. Nissan, John Deere, and HTC are new on this year’s list, ranking at 90, 97, and 98, respectively.

 

Out of all the brands listed, Apple experienced the most significant growth and second biggest jump in the rankings. In a year when the majority of brands moved no more than a few spots in either direction, Apple leaped amazingly nine places becoming the eighth most valuable brand globally. With an amazing 58% improvement in brand value, Apple leaped from 17th place last year to break into this year’s top 10.

Amazon too experienced incredible growth, jumping 10 spots to come in at No.26 on the list, having a year-over-year value increase of 32%. Microsoft and Google finished in third and fourth respectively, with Microsoft slipping 3% and Google increasing 27% as compared to 2010.

Apple’s tremendous increase is extraordinary, but not all that unexpected, considering the year the company has experienced. What is going to be interesting is to see where Apple is ranked the same time next year, taking into consideration the adjustments to the company at the end of 2011.

To view interactive table ranking of the top global brands -  click here

Source: Interbrand.com

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