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New Wits vice-chancellor’s appointment met with contempt

On his first day in office, University of the Witwatersrand’s (Wits’) newly appointed vice-chancellor Professor Adam Habib, was met with opposition and contempt instead of optimism and...

SA: Statement by Wits Workers' Solidarity Committee, Wits University workers issue ultimatum to new Vice Chancellor Professor Adam Habib (04/06/2013)

STATEMENT

Yesterday, Professor Adam Habib's first day in office as Wits University's new Vice Chancellor was marred by chaos on campus. Hundreds of workers – some of whom have worked at the university for...

SA: Max Sisulu: Address by the National Assembly Speaker, on the occasion of the Graduation Dinner hosted for Legislators - the Advanced Certificate in Governance and Public Leadership, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (19/04/2013)

STATEMENT

Good evening and a warm welcome. This dinner is in honor of our graduates! Judging from the broad smiles of members, we not only sense your relief in finishing this course; we also witnessed the...

SA: Darek Hanekom: Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, on at the launch of the Palaeosciences Strategy and the Palaeosciences Centre of Excellence, Origins Centre, University of Witswatersrand (12/04/2013)

SPEECH

It’s a great pleasure to be here with you this evening on the occasion of the launch of the South African Palaeosciences Strategy and the Palaeosciences Centre of Excellence. When the Mail &...

ATNS: Statement by the Air Traffic and Navigation Services, on the inaugural Aviation qualification in Africa for ATNS women ( 24/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The University of the Witwatersrand School for Economic and Business Sciences, conferred the inaugural Aviation Management Development Programme (DP) Certificates to thirteen (13) Air Traffic and...

SA: Statement by the Department of Labour, mourns death of Deputy Director-General Siyanda Nxawe (09/01/2013)

STATEMENT

Nxawe was born and bred in the Eastern Cape. She joined the Department of Labour (then Department of Manpower) in 1982 as an administration clerk after matriculating the preceding year.

SA: Susan Shabangu: Address by the Minister of Mineral Resources, at the launch of the Wits Mining Research Institute, Wits Club, Johannesburg (27/09/2012)

SPEECH

I am honoured to address the launch of the Wits Mining Research Institute (WMRI) today. It is indeed another historic day for skills development in the mining sector, and for this institution which...

New legal trends require professionals to upgrade skills

Legal Education

As of 2012, the Wits School of Law is introducing a new suite of specialised postgrauate diplomas to compliment the existing Master of Laws (LLM) degree. Concurrently a revised Bachelor of Law...

SA: Motsoaledi: Address by the Minister of Health, at the launch of the human resource for health strstegy, Johannesburg (11/10/2011)

Topics

Date: 11/10/2011

Source: The Department of Health

Title: SA: Motsoaledi: Address by the Minister of Health, at the launch of the human resource for health strstegy,...

DTI is building capacity for industrial development

GLOBAL ACCOUNT

The Corporate Strategy and Industrial Development Research Programme (CSID) - the University of the Witwatersrand's (Wits') economics policy research unit of which I am director – hosted a...

Progressive Economist's programme

VIDEO

Professor Ben Fine's address at the launch of the DTI / Wits Progressive Economist's training programme.

SA moves to develop new cadre of ‘real’ economists

EDUCATION

Collaboration between the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has led to the introduction of a new capacity building programme to tackle the skills...

SA: Nzimande: Address by the Minister of Higher Education and Training, at the launch of the Research into Education and Labour market Research Programme, Johannesburg (11/11/2010)

Topics

Date: 11/11/2010
Source: The Department of Higher Education and Training
Title: SA: Nzimande: Address by the Minister of Higher Educations and Training, at the launch of the Research...

Mirroring the Structure of Oppression: Notes on Xenophobia

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

Two weeks after the end of the 2010 fifa World Cup, the much-anticipated outbreak of xenophobic violence in South Africa has passed with only a few reported incidents. However, the renewed threats...

SA: Nel: Address by the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, at the International Conference on “Africa and the future of International Criminal Justice”, Johannesburg (26/07/2010)

Topics

Date: 26/07/2010
Source: the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Title: SA: Nel: Address by the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, at the...

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