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The Council of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Tshilidzi Marwala as the University’s second Vice-Chancellor and Principal. Prof Marwala’s appointment follows a rigorous and extensive selection process, as required by the University statute and the University’s rules for the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor.

On 18 July 2017, the world will mark what would have been former President Nelson Mandela’s 99th birthday. On 20 July 2017, Nelson Mandela...

Major reform of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) regulations, which came into effect last month, has been held up as a key...

The chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Thandi Modise, has taken over the reins as Chancellor at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology from former finance minister Trevor Manuel.

The KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for TB-HIV (K-RITH) and Africa Centre for Population Health have joined to form an exciting new interdisciplinary research institute, called the Africa Health Research Institute.

FormerPresident Thabo Mbeki has been appointed as chancellor of UNISA, the university announced last . The university witnessed one towering figure, Judge Bernard Ngoepe, who served as Unisa’s chancellor with distinction for fifteen years, stepping down.

National Treasury has released the revised Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2017 which were gazetted on Friday 20 January. The regulations were initially promulgated in 2001 and revised in 2011 thus making this the second revision since the initial promulgation.

Human rights crusader Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza has been appointed as the new chancellor of the University of Fort Hare, reports City Press. Ntsebeza’s appointment follows the death of former sport minister and reverend, Dr Makhenkesi Stofile, who held the position briefly.

The long-standing relationship between PURCO SA and the King’s Hope Development Foundation is as strong as ever. The support given by the Foundation to the community – with the focus on HIV-positive people – is nothing short of miraculous in the face of huge adversity.

The Council of the University of the Free State (UFS) has appointed Prof Francis Petersen as Vice-Chancellor and Rector of the UFS.