Author: Thomas Gerry
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When the Paper Lands: October Whispered, November Roared There is a particular silence that settles over South Africa in October — a silence charged with the scratch of pens, the slow turning of pages, and the soft hum of fluorescent lights in exam halls from Polokwane to Cape Town. It is the silence of the National Senior Certificate examinations, the moment twelve years of schooling condense into a six-week season that decides what comes next. For the Class of 2026, that season now has a final, formal shape: the Department of Basic Education has released the official NSC Final Exam…
Everything you need to know about admissions.edu.limpopo.gov.za — the Limpopo Department of Education’s online school application portal. Dates, requirements, and how to register.
Applications for the SANSA Postgraduate Bursaries 2027 are now open, giving South African science and engineering students the chance to fund their honours, master’s or doctoral studies while contributing to the country’s growing space science sector. The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) offers these bursaries as part of a national push to grow the pool of qualified postgraduates in science and engineering, in line with the National Development Plan’s skills targets. Who the SANSA Postgraduate Bursaries 2027 Are For The bursaries are open to Bachelor of Science and engineering graduates pursuing honours, master’s or doctoral qualifications in fields linked…
The Swiss UN Rome academic internship is a 100% full-time placement with the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations organisations in Rome, giving graduates hands-on exposure to multilateral diplomacy at the heart of the UN’s global food and agriculture agencies. The Mission has confirmed it is recruiting an academic intern to join its team in Fall 2026, with a start date of 1 November 2026. Here’s everything prospective applicants need to know. What the Swiss UN Rome Academic Internship Involves Rome is home to three of the UN’s most important food and agriculture bodies — the Food and…
A Free State farm town isn’t the typical starting point for one of South Africa’s top legal minds — but that’s exactly where Nthabiseng Mmutle’s journey began before she walked away with the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Vice-Chancellor’s Award, one of the institution’s highest academic honours. Mmutle graduated with distinction in her Master of Laws (LLM) in Commercial Law during UJ’s Autumn Graduation ceremonies, capping off five years at the university. She says the award was never the goal — graduating with distinction was. “I set myself one goal, to graduate with distinction,” she says. “Receiving the Vice-Chancellor’s Award was…
Unisa has launched a new postgraduate student network under the South Africa Sweden University Forum (SASUF), giving master’s and PhD students a formal platform to collaborate with Swedish counterparts on research, innovation, and shared global challenges. The Unisa SASUF Student Network was launched on 13 July 2026 by the Directorate of Internationalisation and Partnerships in Unisa’s Department of Institutional Advancement (DIA). It brings together South African and Swedish students, researchers, and university leaders to work jointly on issues tied to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union’s Agenda 2030. What the Network Offers Postgraduate Students For Unisa postgrads,…