For students who have not secured tertiary study funding for the 2021 or 2022 academic year, here are nine bursaries you could apply for, covering various fields of study, and all closing on 30 April 2021.
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Archive for month: April, 2021
Emergency relief efforts are under way in Cape Town after a runaway fire, which is believed to have been started by a vacated vagrant fire, destroyed parts of the Rhodes Memorial restaurant and caused unknown damage to some of the buildings on the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Upper Campus. The fire started at around 8.45am on Sunday morning on Table Mountain.
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The University of Cape Town's library has been destroyed and students evacuated after the fire that started on the slopes of Table Mountain near Rhodes Memorial yesterday spread onto the Rondebosch campus.
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The South African Council for Educators (SACE) has officially launched its Handbook on Teachers' Safety and Security in South African Schools.
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GNAT holds 90th anniversary
GNAT holds 90th anniversary
GNAT holds 90th anniversary
The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact in 2020 on South Africa's schooling system. Schools had to be closed, from the end of March to June, and teaching and learning time was lost. Despite this and other impacts, the matric class of 2020 proved resilient, achieving a 76.2% pass rate. A 5.1% decline from the 2019 results, it was less severe than Adopt-a-School had anticipated. A study it had conducted in 20 high schools in which it works showed deep effects of the pandemic on learning and teaching. The matric performance analysed in 48 of its programme schools showed a decline by 6% from 2019. Still, this is a pass rate of 80%. The quality of the passes in terms of qualification for university entrance also did not drop against 2019's results, remaining consistent at 40%.
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The structure bringing together Education International member unions in Niger (IESNI) expressed their emotion and solidarity with the school community affected by the school fire in Niamey. It also called on the responsible public authorities to ensure the safety of educators and students in educational institutions, including through increased funding for the education sector.
The structure bringing together Education International member unions in Niger (IESNI) expressed their emotion and solidarity with the school community affected by the school fire in Niamey. It also called on the responsible public authorities to ensure the safety of educators and students in educational institutions, including through increased funding for the education sector.
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