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Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme

mydreamcourse — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:30:27 +0000

The Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme is a multi-year programme that promotes teaching in public schools. Bursaries are available to enable eligible students to complete a full teaching qualification in an area of national priority....

FET colleges need radical overhaul

mydreamcourse — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:56:58 +0000

South Africa's Further Education and Training colleges need a radical overhaul in order to become colleges of choice that provide quality foundation programmes focusing on maths and science, says Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande.

Education levels among SA adults increase

mydreamcourse — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:42:49 +0000

Education levels among South African adults have significantly increased in the past ten years, the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) said.The proportion of adults who had completed Grade Eight increased from 61.4 percent in 1997 to 69 percent in 2007, according to the SAIRR's South African survey published this week.

New leader for higher education council in South Africa

mydreamcourse — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:17:50 +0000

The newly-appointed chief executive of South Africa’s Council on Higher Education, Ahmed Essop, will tackle organisational turmoil that has been undermining the work of the statutory policy advisory body when he takes up the post in May. Essop succeeds Cheryl de la Rey, who left the council last year after becoming the University of Pretoria’s …

Nzimande’s varsity funding review goes ahead

mydreamcourse — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:00:28 +0000

A review of funding framework for higher education institutions that could lead to more money being allocated to historically disadvantaged universities is going ahead as planned this year. Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande told parliament during his budget vote on Thursday that a ministerial task team will also study university student housing and …