A very South African skills conference

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2512/797383.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="A very South African skills conference" align="left"><p>The recent furore over the US at the G20, reminds me of the Oval Office meeting in May, when our president and his team were &#x2018;Zelenskied&#x2019; (bullied) by the American administration. They were shown graphic pictures of violence in the DRC, a memorial mistaken for a cemetery, and the opposition chanting murderous vitriol. He and his team handled it with grace and aplomb, and this prompted a South African reporter to remark at the press conference afterwards, &#x201c;Mr President, I don&#x2019;t know if you drink. But you deserve a stiff drink after that.&#x201d; Laughing, President Ramaphosa responded: &#x201c;Get that man a Bells!&#x201d;</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/a-very-south-african-skills-conference-283527a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=264010">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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SA, Mozambique sign higher education cooperation agreement

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2512/797423-240x135.jpg?2" width="240" height="135" alt="Image source: natanaelginting from" align="left"><br><span >Image source: natanaelginting from [[https://www.freepik.com/ Freepik]]&lt;/span><p>South Africa and Mozambique have reaffirmed their commitment to advancing regional collaboration in skills development through the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Education and Training, which guides joint efforts to address shared educational and training priorities.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-mozambique-sign-higher-education-cooperation-agreement-627961a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=264011">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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Literacy initiative opens doors to learning at Durban’s Liv Village

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2512/797354.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Literacy initiative opens doors to learning at Durban's Liv Village" align="left"><p>The Durban-based Ignition Group has teamed up with The Learn Project and Liv Village, just outside of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), with the donation of the first ever Senior Library to the Liv Village school, including books, tablets and digital learning tools.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/literacy-initiative-opens-doors-to-learning-at-durban-liv-village-627901a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=264001">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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Distance learning changes lives, but comes with its own challenges

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2512/797306-240x135.jpg?2" width="240" height="135" alt="Image source:" align="left"><br><span >Image source: [[https://www.freepik.com/ Freepik]]&lt;/span><p>Across Africa, distance education has become one of the most powerful forces for expanding access to higher learning. Open and distance learning institutions such as the Open University of Tanzania, the Zimbabwe Open University and the National Open University of Nigeria have joined long-standing providers like the University of South Africa in offering flexible study opportunities to millions of students who would otherwise be excluded from higher education.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/distance-learning-changes-lives-but-comes-with-its-own-challenges-952724a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=263994">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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Industry praised for investing in SA&amp;#x2019;s emerging clean energy workforce

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2512/797257-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Image credit: on" align="left"><br><span >Image credit: <a href="https://unsplash.com/@phoophinyo?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Siwawut Phoophinyo</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-man-in-a-hardhat-working-on-a-solar-panel-JlhvFEVMwng?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a>&lt;/span><p>South Africa&#x2019;s transition to cleaner, affordable and more sustainable energy will only succeed if the country develops the skills required to power new industries and ensure young people are not left behind. Acting Director-General of Higher Education and Training, Thembisa Futshane, made the remarks during Climate Talk 2025 held in Pretoria.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/industry-praised-for-investing-in-sas-emerging-clean-energy-workforce-396128a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=263973">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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Manamela demands answers over alleged degree-selling syndicate at VUT

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2512/797254-240x135.jpg?2" width="240" height="135" alt="Image source:" align="left"><br><span >Image source: [[https://www.freepik.com/ Freepik]]&lt;/span><p>Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Buti Manamela has expressed serious concern over reports of an alleged degree-selling syndicate operating at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT), reportedly involving foreign nationals.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/manamela-demands-answers-over-alleged-degree-selling-syndicate-at-vut-285077a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=263980">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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Saving Grace Education Group opens 2026 enrolments and invites parents to reflect on their child&amp;#x2019;s 2025 year

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2512/797077.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Saving Grace Education Group opens 2026 enrolments and invites parents to reflect on their child&#x2019;s 2025 year" align="left"><p><blank></blank></p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/saving-grace-education-group-opens-2026-enrolments-and-invites-parents-to-reflect-on-their-childs-2025-year-285007a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=263940">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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Bid to raise SA matric pass mark to 50% fails in Parliament

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2512/797064-240x135.jpg?2" width="240" height="135" alt="Image source: Leszek Glasner –" align="left"><br><span >Image source: Leszek Glasner – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]&lt;/span><p>Future matrics can breathe a sigh of relief for now, as a motion to increase the minimum matric pass mark from the current 30% to 50% was rejected by Parliament last night.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-parliament-rejects-proposal-to-hike-matric-pass-mark-to-50-407269a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=263935">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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A business guide to avoiding the December bursary trap – part 3

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2512/797014-240x135.jpg?3" width="240" height="135" alt="Image source: rawpixel.com from" align="left"><br><span >Image source: rawpixel.com from [[https://www.freepik.com/ Freepik]]&lt;/span><p>Each year, the South African private sector invests billions in training and development initiatives, including bursaries to students, believing they will secure valuable points on the skills development scorecard. But when verification time arrives, much of that spend doesn&#x2019;t count. The money was spent, the intentions were good, but the evidence doesn&#x2019;t hold up.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/a-business-guide-to-avoiding-the-december-bursary-trap-part-3-518360a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=263926">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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Northlink ignites talent: 70 young artists embark on a transformative creative journey

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2512/796951.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Northlink ignites talent: 70 young artists embark on a transformative creative journey" align="left"><p>Tygerberg Campus burst into life on the first day of December. The hall felt less like a college venue and more like the birthplace of something extraordinary. Dance shoes struck the floors, poetry lifted into the air, and voices filled every corner as 70 young performers from across the Western Cape stepped into a world larger than any classroom they have ever known.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/northlink-ignites-talent-70-young-artists-embark-on-a-transformative-creative-journey-952734a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=263904">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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