Whichever way you look at it, in the teachers' strike starting today, the only real losers are South Africa’s millions of learners whose education has already suffered due to an ill-conceived outcomes-based education experiment and an extended winter holiday. Now, teachers have abandoned whatever moral high ground they might have held thanks to the deliberately calculated threat to Matric exams by some trade union leaders; while education departments seem to be completely out of touch with, or naïve about, conditions on the ground with their advice to pupils. Read more... |
According to Belinda van Niekerk from Cape Town Tourism, the winter months of June, July and A...Read more... |
Founded in 1987, SMART Technologies rapidly has become the industry pioneer of e...Read more... | ||
The South African government has launched the Human Re...Read more... |
The legacy of relatively high dropout figures in South African schools is frightening, with 2.5 million you...Read more... |
The date of 30 June 2010 is the submission deadline for the Workplace Skills Plan (WSP). The sector education an...Read more... |
Despite the commitment by South African organisations to gender and ra...Read more... | ||
The Management College of Southern Africa (MANCOSA) is activel...Read more... |
South Africa’s education system is under scrutiny Education in South Africa is in a crisis, with Matric pass rates plummeting and tertiary institutions in...Read more... | ||
Skills development remains at the pinnacle of Achiever’s agenda. As a country, we should constantly strive to improve our skilled workforc...Read more... |
As the full horror of the Haitian earthquake becomes apparent to people aro...Read more... | ||
Cadiz Asset Management scoops Socially Responsible Investor of the Year again
The Principal Officers’ Accolade for Professional Excellence awarded C...Read more... |
The increased number of construction projects in South Afri...Read more... | ||
Stress costs business billions… bringing you hope
Writes Andy Johnson, head of Change Partners, the company that pioneered executive coaching in Sou...Read more... |
They said come 2010, the eyes of the world will be focused squarely on South Africa. That is true for more reasons than the Fifa World Cup. Sou...Read more... | ||
The standards and rigour of the syllabi and examinations of the new National Senior Certificate (NSC) are favourable... Read more... |
SA can gain competitive edge
South Africa has the potential to grow its management skills to, surpasse those of many first world countries. Many first-world co... Read more... | ||
BMW SA supports SABCOHA school holiday camp programme during 2010 FIFA world cup™.Project reaffirms BMW’s commitment to the long-term development of South Afric... Read more... |
Recognising that skills shortages across all sectors of the economy is a constraint to South Africa’s economic growth and de... Read more... | ||
New Simplified Law and Structure Revamp Make Learnership Allowances Worthwhile Johannesburg, 19th May – Learnership allowances are worthwhile claiming by...Read more... |
Companies and a government department who are playing a key role in helping to beat South Africa's skills shor...Read more... | ||
Mentoring across diversity barriers: pitfalls and tips for success One-on-one mentoring, as a tool for overcoming diversity barriers within the South African wor... Read more... |
“Worth a read?” is not your ordinary book review; it is a meta-review. In other words, it provides an overview of the opinions con... Read more... | ||
Shortages can be alleviated The acute shortage of skills in the hi-tech sector is easing off, but more extensive training programmes must be introduced to keep t... Read more... |
Green shoots are sprouting vigorously in the executive search market with a sustained and continued demand for agile leaders, a welcome trend that aligns with o...Read more... | ||
With 2010 finally upon us, South Africa is in a tailspin of excitement. Many are looking forward t...Read more... |
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Liliesleaf, the farm that once sheltered Nelson Mandela and other political fugi...Read more... |
2010 is no doubt a milestone year for South Africa as we anticipate the arrival of the world for the biggest event ever to be hosted on the African continent, t...Read more... | ||
June this year marks the beginning of one of the biggest sporting events to grace South Afric...Read more... |
Big response from Tomorrow’s Leaders Hundreds of young executives, selected by their organisations as future CEOs, will meet at the Sandton International Conven... Read more... |
Media Releases
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Investor of the year Cadiz Asset Management scoops Socially Responsible Investor of the Year again The Principal Officers’ Accolade for Professional Excellence awarded Cadiz Asset Management with the Socially Responsible...
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Bringing hope Stress costs business billions… bringing you hope Writes Andy Johnson, head of Change Partners, the company that pioneered executive coaching in South Africa … Lost productivity costs attributable...
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BMW SA supports SABCOHA during FIFA World Cup BMW SA supports SABCOHA school holiday camp programme during 2010 FIFA world cup™. Project reaffirms BMW’s commitment to the long-term development of South Africa and the legacy of the Football World...
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Learnership Allowances New Simplified Law and Structure Revamp Make Learnership Allowances Worthwhile Johannesburg, 19th May – Learnership allowances are worthwhile claiming by employers following the recent revamped structures...
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Mentoring Diversity Mentoring across diversity barriers: pitfalls and tips for success One-on-one mentoring, as a tool for overcoming diversity barriers within the South African workplace, could result in numerous dramatic...
