South Africa
11. September 2015
SA HOSTS XIV WORLD FORESTRY CONGRESS
This is the first time the congress – which brings together governments, the private sector, foresters, academics and the civil society – is held on African soil since its inception in...
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11. September 2015
SOUTH AFRICA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE
The International Renewable Energy Conference (IREC), to be held from 4 to 7 October at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, will provide a global platform for government, private sector...
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19. August 2015
South African universities dominate Africa ranking
South African universities dominated a pilot list that ranked 30 of Africa's top institutions. A total of 11 South African universities made the Times Higher Education (THE) Africa University...
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13. July 2015
AFRICA'S FIRST SCHOOL OF ROCK OPENS IN CAPE TOWN
With Africa's first world-renowned School of Rock opening its doors in Cape Town, kids’ dreams of being rock stars could become reality. Dubbed the world's most popular music school with over...
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13. July 2015
Social media giant Facebook has opened its first office in South Africa in Johannesburg.
Advertising veteran Nunu Ntshingila has also been named the new head of Facebook’s African office. Facebook plans to use the Johannesburg office as a launchpad to grow the social media...
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07. April 2015
Praesa honoured with 2015 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
The South African organization “Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa” (Praesa), which has been promoting reading and literature for children and young people in South...
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26. March 2015
South African Author Marlene van Niekerk Shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2015
South African author, poet and professor in Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University Marlene van Niekerk is one of four African authors on the list of ten nominations for the...
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