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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