Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, says the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is currently finalising the due diligence and quality checks of the application information received.
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Archive for month: February, 2021
While education continues to be a priority, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has announced that government will in the next three years trim expenditure in the learning and culture function.
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EI Africa Regional Committee meets to address challenges in the region
EI Africa Regional Committee meets to address challenges in the region
EI Africa Regional Committee meets to address challenges in the region
2020 was a tough year for education. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the matric results that the Department of Basic Education released earlier this week. They show a dip of 5.1% as the pass rate fell to 76.2%. While not surprising considering the serious and direct impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on education, what is worrying is that the number of learners who are passing grade 12 with bachelor passes remains low at just 36.5%. More significantly, that number is not enough to support the country's dire skills shortage as the majority of those who do achieve bachelor passes do not perform adequately in 'gateway' subjects like mathematics to truly aid the country's economic growth and development by entering occupations of high demand, says the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (Saica).
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Martijn Slager is passionate about making a difference in people's lives. A marketer and salesperson in a career that spans both FMCG and higher education across countries and two continents, he wants to sell the concept of lifelong learning.
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Deteriorating mental health throughout the world is being showcased in social media, as people struggle to cope with danger and uncertainty.
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The long-awaited 2020 matric results are out, with 36.4% (210,820 students) receiving admission to degree studies and 26% (150,402 students) receiving Diploma passes. However, the public universities are overwhelmed with applications for first-year places and are unable to meet the demand from prospective students.
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Music has always been such an incredible asset and wild form of entertainment. Over the years, we have seen an incredible amount of attention to detail and overall emphasis surrounding the ongoing evolutionary prowess of music and all that it brings to the world and creates, often so beautifully and excitingly. And looking back throughout the yeast, it is more than fair to say that each and every evolution of music has its importance, its value and its role in how music has been able to evolve and grow over the decades. There has always been a steadfast dedication to the powerful swells of music. Setting the undertones for entire eras, quiet moments, films and television series and experiences, music is the overwhelmingly magnificent soundtrack to how we experience, explore and navigate the world around us. And this is just the start of that soundtrack.
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