Author: aarti

Tomorrow we will commemorate the day in 1956 when thousands of women marched on the Union Buildings to protest against apartheid pass laws.

The project seeks to upskill South Africa’s young engineering students to make the shift toward greener energy alternatives in one of South Africa’s largest manufacturing industries.

In honour of the birthday of the founding father of our democracy, we are called on to dedicate 67 minutes to doing good works, serving others and making a difference in our communities.

“The success of small businesses will lead to a significant reduction in unemployment. We are currently in the process of merging Small Enterprise Finance Agency (sefa), Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) and the Co-operative Banks Development Agency to form one agency so that our processes are seamless and user-friendly,” Minister for Small Business Development Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams said on Thursday.

Professor Phakeng is among the 9 distinguished recipients of honorary doctorates from the University of Ottawa for “their substantial contributions to their profession, to science and/or to society at large”.

Prof. Phakeng will be visiting Ottawa and Toronto in June 2022. Prof Phakeng will also be receiving an honorary doctorate at the University of Ottawa.