Committee disappointed by CPUT Council’s conduct, but vows to keep overseeing the institution on its agenda

The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has voiced disappointment over the non-attendance by the Council of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) of a scheduled meeting with the Committee. The Chairperson of the Committee, Ms Connie September, Read the full story

KZN Small Business Achievers saluted for their contribution to the local economy

The entrepreneurial spirit and tenacity of small business leaders in KwaZulu-Natal was celebrated at the 2018 Business Achievers Awards gala ceremony in Durban last night (28 March 2018). Hosted by the Ithala Development Finance Corporation, the awards recognise business achievements Read the full story

Gwakwani Village receives solar bakery

For a community in deep rural Limpopo, a successful and on-going partnership between the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science (Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment) and Schneider Electric South Africa has ensured that Read the full story

Communications Committee recommends removal of Icasa Chairperson, Mr Rubben Mohlaloga

On 27 March 2018 Parliament received a letter from the Minister of Communications to initiate a process to remove Mr Rubben Mohlaloga from the Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), the Portfolio Committee on Communications has Read the full story

HSRC Study in Vuwani holds meaningful lessons for public engagement and service delivery

Coming ahead of Human Rights Day, the Human Sciences Research Council will on Tuesday 20 March 2018 launch the results of its exploratory study in Vuwani, Limpopo following the outbreak of violent protests over municipal demarcation which brought the community Read the full story

KZN fast developing as an entrepreneurial province

An annual project to recognize and reward clients for their role in developing an entrepreneurial province will culminate in an awards ceremony that celebrates business achievements later this month. Ithala Development Finance Corporation, KwaZulu-Natal’s provincial development agency, will host the Read the full story

The dti to host the Intellectual Property and Technology Commercialisation Colloquium in Gauteng

The Department of Trade and Industry, (the dti) in collaboration with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) will host a two-day Intellectual Property (IP) and Technology Commercialisation Colloquium at Saint George Hotel Conference Centre in Pretoria from 19-20 March Read the full story

SAHRC Appalled by the Drowning of a 5 Year Old in a Pit Latrine – Commission to Take Action

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC or Commission) is appalled at the death of 5 year old Viwe Jali, who died earlier this week after falling into a pit latrine at Luna Primary school in Bizana, in the Eastern Read the full story