‘THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION’ BY DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

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As I engage in the so-called “bull sessions” around and about the school, I too often find that most college men have a misconception of the purpose of education. Most of the “brethren” think that education should equip them with the proper instruments of exploitation so that they can forever trample over the masses. Still, […]

AMB WU PENG ADDRESSES SA STUDENTS RETURNING FROM SUCCESSFUL VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN CHINA

AMB WU PENG

“First of all, let me extend on behalf of the (Chinese) Embassy my warmest congratulations to the first group of students from South African public TVET colleges for successfully completing your 150-day training program in China! My sincere gratitude also goes to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), the Beijing Polytechnic(发音:泡利泰克尼克) College, and […]

NEGLECT OF CHILDREN AND THEIR EDUCATION MARS SA’S FUTURE

At a recent UNISA event in Cape Town, a primary school teacher recounted the heartbreaking story of *Shane, an eight-year-old boy from a single-parent home that was ravaged by drug-addiction, who was deemed a “troublemaker” at school. Like his older brother in the past year, little Shane would be gunned down in a gang crossfire […]

UNISA CELEBRATES YET ANOTHER SUCCESFUL FINANCIAL AUDIT AND GROWTH IN RESERVES

The University of South Africa (UNISA) proudly announces that it has achieved a financially unqualified audit opinion for the 2023/2024 financial year, based on its continued track record of clean financial reporting.This marks yet another year in which the institution has maintained the highest standard of financial prudence, transparency and governance, following unqualified opinions for […]