Three saving hacks for higher educationSaving is a lifestyle choice. Like most things, saving takes practice and discipline. The Savings Institute of South Africa has designated July on the South African calendar as "Savings Month", to promote a culture of saving in South Africa.
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Adapting to a new worldTectonic shifts have forced leadership at institutions to transform in innovative ways
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"Hola!" as Henley Africa becomes the first in Africa to join Latin American CouncilHenley Business School Africa has become the first business school in Africa to be affiliated to the Latin American Council of Management Schools (CLADEA). Established more than 50 years ago, CLADEA has 235 affiliates across 27 countries on four continents. Now it has 236 across 28 countries on five continents.
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DBE responds to Sadtu's call for school closureThe Basic Education Department has reiterated that any decision on whether schools will be closed or not, will be taken by Cabinet.
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Cogta outlines new mask regulations in schoolsFaces masks and coverings are now mandatory in South Africa, however, according to the new regulations, schools should not turn away learners for not wearing them.
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2020 could be your year of plenty - if you're up for itIt's big-picture thinking for small business or, if you like, streetwise entrepreneurship for creative businesses. This September, Henley Business School Africa and Raizcorp will be offering the first-ever Saqa-accredited Higher Certificate in Management Practice for Entrepreneurs.
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How educational brands can remain relevant to the new world of workDistance education - popularly known as correspondence education in the 1980s - was commonly understood as an individual learning from home using printed study materials. Perhaps a bland and uninspiring learning journey, however many a person pursued this form of education due to limited opportunity to higher education, lack of funds for post-school education and because they needed to work whilst advancing their education. Fast forward - 2020; the distance education model of learning has been transformed to promise a very rich and rewarding learning experience - the two are literally incomparable.
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Helping students to navigate their lives in a sea of changeThe globe has witnessed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic that has affected how individuals conduct aspects of their personal and professional lives. The unprecedented situation has shifted how society performs daily tasks and encouraged a new approach as a coping mechanism.
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Covid-19 and its impact on South Africa's higher education institutions: going onlineAs we continue to witness the massive impact Covid-19 has on life as we knew it, education, academic and personal development must continue, an opinion by Sydney Malla - director of Abantu Educational Consultancy.
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Sacap launches Honours degree in HR managementSacap (the South African College of Applied Psychology) has expanded its offering of progressive Human Resource Management (HRM) education programmes with the recent launch of a Bachelor of Social Science Honours degree in HRM. With a vision to develop HR practitioners who are high-performing leaders in the 4IR context, the Sacap Honours programme blends academic and practical skills to develop HR competencies whilst incorporating critical and analytical insight, research rigour, systemic thinking and ethical practice.
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