Sasol's R250m boost for engineering
South African petrochemical giant Sasol is to spend R250-million over the next 10 years helping the country's universities develop world-class science and engineering graduates, attract and retain talented academics, and grow the engineering profession.
IDC 'adopts' 15 Dinaledi schools
South Africa's Industrial Development Corporation has pledged over R7-million to support 15 schools participating in the education department's Dinaledi schools programme, which is dedicated to improving mathematics and science education in the country.
SA's education system 'in transition'
A report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development into education in South Africa has found that while the education system has achieved a number of positive results in the past 14 years, it is still in a process of transition, and is suffering from a lack of resources and infrastructure.
New system to track school students
The Department of Education has launched a new R166-million system to collect data on each learner in the country, and track their progress and movement throughout their school careers - significantly changing the way in which the education department plans, monitors and makes decisions.
R6bn literacy campaign on track
A pilot project for South Africa's R6-billion mass literacy campaign, which aims to help an additional 4.7-million South Africans achieve literacy by 2012, is well under way, with 360 000 learners enrolled and 24 000 voluntary educators being recruited.
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