Africa’s longest running Public Private Partnership Conference is back this October!: Since its inception in 2009, the Africa Public Private Partnership Conference and Showcase (Africa PPP) (http://APO.af/Z1oCl5) has become the definite platform for discussing, informing and instigating the successful implementation of PPPs across the continent. The 8th edition of Africa … [Read more...] about Africa’s longest running Public Private Partnership Conference is back this October!
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South Africa’s economy would take a knock if starved of new graduates | The Conversation
South Africa's economy would take a knock if starved of new graduates: South Africa's economy will be hit hard if universities can't finish the year. Cornell Tukiri/EPAThere is a real risk that some of South Africa’s universities will not see out the 2016 academic year which ends in November. The ongoing “fees must fall” protests have seen classes disrupted at some … [Read more...] about South Africa’s economy would take a knock if starved of new graduates | The Conversation
Remembering Sol Plaatje as South Africa’s original public educator | The Conversation
Remembering Sol Plaatje as South Africa's original public educator: Sol Plaatje never stopped learning, nor teaching. Flowcomm/Flickr, CC BY-NDSolomon Tshekisho Plaatje was born 140 years ago in what is today South Africa’s Free State province. When he was 40 years old, he published Native Life in South Africa, his great expose of the ruinous effects of 1913’s Natives’ Land … [Read more...] about Remembering Sol Plaatje as South Africa’s original public educator | The Conversation
UPDATE 1-South Africa’s Sibanye Gold shuts mine after union violence
UPDATE 1-South Africa’s Sibanye Gold shuts mine after union violence: Oct 4 Work at Sibanye Gold's South African Cooke mine has been suspended after two members of the National Union of Mineworkers were left in a critical condition after being attacked, a spokesman for the company said on Tuesday. “We cannot have the mines operating when we cannot guarantee the safety … [Read more...] about UPDATE 1-South Africa’s Sibanye Gold shuts mine after union violence
Why government loans are the fairest way to fund South Africa’s students | The Conversation
Why government loans are the fairest way to fund South Africa's students: South Africa's government-run student loan scheme needs an overhaul. Mike Hutchings/ReutersSome people believe that student loans are little more than a revived form of colonial indenture. In South Africa many students object to the loan component of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NFSAS) … [Read more...] about Why government loans are the fairest way to fund South Africa’s students | The Conversation
