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“Sadly, we have found evidence of corruption in the application of NSFAS loans and bursaries within the system. By the end of May 2015, a forensic …

The money should be distributed among 205,000 university student loans and bursaries, and 200,000 college bursaries. Disbursement of the …

… the Trust were awarded Deloitte KickstART Bursaries to attend PJ Olivier Art Centre in Stellenbosch until they matriculate. Cognisant of the leaners circumstances, the bursary is inclusive of transport, materials, career guidance and …

“Through the bursary, I have aimed for excellence and have strived to do more than what is expected of me. Be more than a pretty face, there are too …

Sixty-four bursaries valued at just on R900,000 have been approved by the SA National … Bursaries have been awarded to v29 primary school scholars, … with finalisation of bursary applications and supporting documentation.

Criteria for the bursary fund are currently being finalised, but bursaries will be made available to undergraduate students for the normal duration of a …

Cape Town – Stellenbosch University has created a bursary fund for descendants of those forcibly removed in the 1960s from an area close to the …

The Trust is an initiative of Shoke's that aims to provide bursaries for the dependents of soldiers who have been killed or severely wounded while …

The Thuthuka Bursary Fund has provided over 400 bursaries at a cost of R84 million to WSU accounting students from rural and previously …

The two are the first recipients of the Simphiwe Qavane bursary fund- a fund … This bursary fund will strictly be awarded to young aspirant choral …

“The bursary is in direct response to students calling for the creation of such a bursary as a further sign of … De Villiers said that last year the university had made R588 million in bursaries and loans available to the 37 percent of its …

To celebrate the launch of ‘Pitch Perfect 2′, Boston City Campus & Business College is giving away 10 bursaries worth R10 000 each.

The Barden Bellas are back in Pitch Perfect 2, the follow-up to the original smash hit musical comedy. To celebrate, Boston City Campus & Business College is giving you the chance to win one of 10 bursaries to study the career course of your choice at one of their over 40 tuition centres nationwide.

Boston City Campus & Business College offers over 80 dynamic career study choices in IT, Management, Accounting, HR, PR and many more.

HOW TO ENTER
Simply SMS the keyword BOSTON, your name, ID number and email address to 45476.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

– SMSs cost R1.50. Free SMSs do not apply. Errors will be billed.

The competition starts at 6am on Sunday, May 3, 2015 and ends at 10pm on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.

– The winners’ names will be published in the Sunday Times on Sunday, May 17, 2015.

– The prizes must be accepted (or rejected) as specified, and may not be transferred to any other person or converted into cash.

– Winners will be required to choose a Boston tuition centre nearest to where they live, and may also choose their course.

– The bursary will be credited to the winners’ accounts once they have registered with Boston.

– The competition is open to all SA residents over 18 years of age, except employees of Times Media, UIP and Boston City College.

– By entering this competition you are allowing the use of your contact details for future marketing purposes.

source timeslive.co.za

2014 Top 10 finalist Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient and The South African Wine Tasting Championships (SAWTC) have launched the Mosaic Protégé Programme with the aim to transform wine enthusiasts from previously disadvantaged communities into highly trained sommeliers.

The chosen candidate will be offered a fully paid three-year internship at Restaurant Mosaic, where they will work alongside acclaimed sommelier Germain Lehodey and be exposed to the 3 400-plus wines in the cellar. In addition to invaluable industry experience, the candidate will receive intense training and the necessary formal education needed to excel in this profession. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to represent South Africa alongside Team South Africa at the World Blind Challenge 2015 in France in October.

“Restaurant Mosaic has always had a philosophy to educate and empower those who are not in the position to further their own studies and, as a restaurant with a phenomenal cellar, we can contribute to the training of an individual to be part of Team SA, and further their knowledge,” says executive chef and 2014 Chef of the Year Chantel Dartnall.

The first candidates will be considered at the SAWTC’s Gauteng Provincial Championships in Sandton on 13 May 2015. The SAWTC, along with the South African Sommelier Association, will screen potential candidates, with the final decision left up to the team at Restaurant Mosaic.

Those interested in applying for the Mosaic Protégé Programme are required to fill in an entry form to participate in the Gauteng Provincial Championships held at the Juliet Cullinan Wine Festival in Sandton on 13 May. Tickets cost R100 per person, but candidates will be given the opportunity to apply for a free ticket by contacting SAWTC on sawtc2015@gmail.com.

source eatout.co.za

UPCOMING COURSES IN WEEK ONE (4 – 8 May 2015)

Starting on Monday:

Introduction to African Cinema
Monday – Wednesday: 4th, 5th, 6th May, 17:30 -19:00 (3 sessions)
Artscape Theatre, Resource Centre

This 3-part evening course is presented by two lecturers: Dr Litheko Modisane, lecturer in African Literature at Wits University, his doctoral thesis focused on ‘black-centred films’ in South Africa from 1959-2001; and Dr Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk a senior lecturer in the Centre for Film and Media Studies, and director of the African Cinema Unit at the University of Cape Town.

Modisane and Rijsdijk of the University of Cape Town’s African Cinema Unit (ACU) will provide insights into key trends, filmmakers and films within African cinema. A host of African films will also be screened as part of the course and used to ground and open up discussion around African cinema:

R350 for the course; bursaries available upon request.

Starting on Tuesday:

There will be four parallel (I, II, III, IV) courses to choose from:

I. Climate Change and Food Security in Africa
Tuesday – Thursday: 5th, 6th, 7th May, 17:30 -19:00 including fieldtrip on Saturday 9 May , 08:00-13:00 (4 sessions)
District Six Museum Homecoming Centre (15 Buitenkant Street)

This 4-part course is presented by Luke Meterlerkamp, Research Fellow and Co-ordinator of the Sustainability Institute’s Food Systems Programme.

The course gives an introductory overview of the South African food system and current thinking from around the world on the role food plays from plate to planet. The field trip at Spier Wine Farm outside Stellenbosch, will be led by Neil Graham -a permaculturalist based between Spier and the Sustainability Institute.

R500 for the course; bursaries available upon request.

II. Colonialism, Neo-colonialism and the Prospects for Emancipatory Politics in the Post-Colony
Tuesday – Thursday: 5th, 6th, 7th May, 17:30 -19:00 (3 sessions)
District Six Museum Homecoming Centre (15 Buitenkant Street)

This 3-part evening course is presented by Dr Richard Pithouse, political theorist and lecturer at Rhodes University together with a host of leading figures in African thought.

The first lecture will examine colonialism through the lens grounded by Aimé Césaire’s pamphlet, Discourse on Colonialism, first published in 1956. The second lecture will introduce the idea of neo-colonialism via an exploration of The Pitfalls of National Consciousness, the third chapter of Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth, first published in 1961. The third lecture will use a 2011 essay by Achille Mbembe, Democracy as Community Life, to explore the prospects for rethinking emancipation amidst the malaise of the post-colony.

R350 for the course; bursaries available upon request.

III. Indian Oceans, Contemporary Art and Urban Culture and Cities in Africa
Tuesday – Thursday: 5th, 6th, 7th May, 17:30 -19:00 (3 sessions)
District Six Museum Homecoming Centre (15 Buitenkant Street)

This 3-part evening course is presented by Dr Ashraf Jamal, currently based in the Faculty of Design and Informatics at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.

This short series will cover three themes, the first on contemporary South African and African art. The second will focus on the cultural exchange and mutual influences of Africa and the Indian Ocean. The third looks at Port Cities and Intruders, looking particularly at Cape Town and understanding our story within it.

R350 for the course; bursaries available upon request.

IV. The power and history of the Mbira and its connection to Great Zimbabwe
Tuesday, 5th May 15:00 – 16:00 (1 session)
Cape Town Central Library

This session is presented by Kudawashe, professional Mbira player and performer based in Cape Town.

Kudawashe draws parallels between spirituality, spirit worship and its connections with Mbira music. The origins of Mbira, Mbira players and composers and its role in contemporary and ancient society linked to Great Zimbabwe will also be explored.

R150 for the lecture; bursaries available upon request.

Starting on Wednesday:

Congolese Music in Cape Town
Wednesday, 6th May 15:00 -17:00 (1 session)
Cape Town Central Library

This session is presented by singer, storyteller and local entrepreneur, Sylvestre Kabassidi of Congo Brazzaville.

This session takes participants through the history and origins of La Rumba and Kwassa-kwassa, from its debut to the 21st century. The session looks at the influence of Congolese music in the world, and in particular the music scene in Cape Town. The last 20 minutes will include an interactive live performance.

This event is free. Registration is still essential.

Starting on Thursday:

African Arts Festivals Now
Thursday, 7th May 17:30 -19:00 (1 session)
District Six Museum Homecoming Centre (15 Buitenkant Street)

This session is presented by Peter Rorvik, Secretary General of Arterial Network – one of Africa’s largest intercultural networks, and previous Director of four annual pan-African festivals.

The session explores festivals as crucial trade and marketing platforms for established and emerging artists across Africa, latest developments and trends in African festival networks as well as contemporary examples from all regions of the continent.

R150 for the lecture; bursaries available upon request.

The African Arts Institute intends running the African Arts Campus as a self-sustaining annual project and is grateful for the support of its main funder the National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF). Bursaries to attend the Campus are also available upon request. Registration is online: www.afai.org.za/events

The NLDTF relies on funds from the proceeds of the National Lottery. The Lotteries Act guides the way in which NLDTF funding may be allocated. The NLDTF wants the grants to make a difference to the lives of all South Africans, especially those more vulnerable and to improve the sustainability of the beneficiary organisations. Available funds are distributed to registered and qualifying non-profit organisations in the fields of charities; arts; culture and national heritage; and sport and recreation. By placing its emphasis on areas of greatest need and potential, the NLDTF contributes to South Africa’s development.

For more information about the campus please contact:
Sophia Sanan
African Arts Campus Course Convenor
sophia@afai.org.za

Artslink.co.za Account:
Sophia Sanan
sophia@afai.org.za
021 465 9027
African Arts Institute

source artlink.co.za

Passing his undergraduate and honours degrees with flying colours, Matie student Riaan Visagie is on his way to London to add another qualification to his list of achievements.

As recipient of a Commonwealth Scholarship, Riaan has been accepted to King’s College in London, where he will enrol for a Master’s degree in Intelligence and International Security. He will study for a year at this elite institution, part of the golden triangle of universities in the cities of Cambridge, London and Oxford.

Riaan, who completed his BA International Studies (2013) and BA Honours International Studies (2014) cum laude, is the only Stellenbosch University (SU) student to receive the scholarship this year. Awarded to “high academic quality” scholars of developing Commonwealth countries the scholarship offers support for full-time Master’s and PhD studies at an UK institution. SU was invited to nominate eight students in a process facilitated by the Postgraduate and International Student Funding Office.

“There is no way that my mother or I could afford the costs to study at an overseas university,” says Riaan who is also currently completing a Master’s degree in Political Science at SU. “This bursary provides a great opportunity to specialise in my study field and at the same time gives my mother’s purse a break after almost five years of study fees.”

With two degrees under his belt and two to go, Riaan says determination and a passion for his studies brought him to where he is today.

“Up until I came to university, I had never performed at any level, not in sports, culture or academia. I remember the first few months of being a first-year. I was convinced that I had made a big mistake to pursue a tertiary education. As a constant underperformer, I never expected that I would achieve anything remarkable at university.

“Passionate about my studies I was well motivated to put in a little extra with every assignment, test or exam and as I continue with it my marks improved accordingly. My first subject distinction was a watershed moment, and when I first tasted success I was determined to pursue it all costs in everything I do at the university.”

Swapping the Cape Town winter for an English autumn, Riaan begins his studies at King’s College in September this year.

“I am looking forward to the English winter, long cold nights and snow. I know I will enjoy the theatres and I will have a busy time in a city full of history and culture. I hope to slip out of the city during short holidays and explore the rest of the country.”

source sun.ac.za

Whites-only student bursaries at Stellenbosch University are set to become a thing of the past after a ruling in a test case in the Western Cape High Court declared such discriminatory bequests violate the constitution.

The case followed an investigation by a task team set up by the university into whites-only bequests.

The investigation resulted in the adoption of a policy that these discriminatory bursaries would no longer be advertised, and that steps would be taken to remedy the situation.

The application went to court on Monday, where Judge Siraj Desai declared the word “white” in the will of one Martha Maria Hattingh null and void, and in violation of the constitution.

There were eight such bursaries, the court heard.

In an affidavit before the court, the university’s vice rector for learning and teaching, Arnold Schoonwinkel, said Hattingh died in 1992, leaving behind a will in which she bequeathed all her personal belongings to her sisters, cash to one of the sisters, her brother, a neighbour and The Animal Protection Society.

The remainder of her estate was bequeathed to the university for the establishment of the MM Hattingh Student Bursary. But she specified that the bursary should be for the benefit of white students in need.

The will, annexed to Schoonwinkel’s affidavit, was dated August 26, 1988 – at a time when apartheid was at its breaking point.

It was during that year that former President Nelson Mandela was moved to the-then Victor Verster Prison.

Schoonwinkel said discussions with Hattingh’s family revealed that she had been very conservative, and would not have agreed to the word “white” being deleted from her testament.

Her nephew and the husband of her niece told the university’s attorneys that Hattingh and her husband were alive in the time of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), and lived in an era in which white people looked out for one another.

Hattingh, known as Aunt Millie, was a teacher who strove for the promotion of Afrikaners and the Afrikaans language, while her husband chaired the Transvaal Education Department, as it was then known.

Schoonwinkel said the view of Hattingh’s niece was that the bursary should only go to white people in need, because Hattingh did not have any children of her own, and cared about the needs of needy white people.

Another family member recalled that Hattingh said she was sure that the university would not grant the bursary to “non-whites”.

However, Schoonwinkel pointed out that the university had a policy drawn up by Gerhard Lubbe, a professor in the university’s law faculty, which declared it would not associate itself with any bursary or loan which unfairly discriminated against individuals.

He said the university was committed to taking measures to remedy this.

“There is no place in the South Africa in which we currently live for a bursary that is limited to white students.”

He said he had been advised that the courts had previously found that, in instances such as this, the principle of freedom of testation was limited by the constitutional guards against racial discrimination.

He said the university’s view was there was no basis for the justification of such discrimination.

Judge Desai granted the order on Monday, and also ordered the costs of the application be paid from the estate.

University spokesman Martin Viljoen said, with reference to the constitution and the university’s policy, the tertiary institution was committed to measures to redress inequalities stemming from discrimination in the past. It did not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, culture or language.

“Against the backdrop of this application, the university will evaluate other similar bequests and donations to ensure that it measures up to the constitutional and statutory framework with regard to equality and the prevention of unfair discrimination, and consider possible steps.”

Stellenbosch case not only one in which judges have over-ruled wills

While Stellenbosch University has told the Western Cape High Court it has set up a team to wipe out discriminatory provisions in wills offering students financial assistance, it |is not the only tertiary institution which has had to turn to the courts on the issue.

– In 2010, the University Of KwaZulu-Natal welcomed a Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling upholding an earlier judgment that an exclusively white female educational fund be opened to students of all races.

The university was the trustee of the Emma Smith Educational Fund, which was founded by Sir Charles George in 1938 in honour of his mother.

In his will, Sir Charles said bursary applicants had to be “European girls born of British South African or Dutch South African parents who have resided in Durban for more than three years”.

The fund has an estimated value of R27 million.

However, the SCA found that the fund was “racially restrictive” and went against the equality clause in the bill of rights.

– In December 2007, the executor of the deceased estate of Oranjezicht resident George Strates obtained a Western Cape High Court injunction to change a clause in Strates’s will which allowed for whites-only university bursary funds at UCT.

Executor Marthinus Steyn told the court he lodged the application because he could not find a university to accept the bequest.

The court ruled that the applicable clause in the will be amended to exclude any racial restrictions.

– In 2006 the Western Cape High Court ruled that a bursary set up to exclusively fund white male UCT graduates was racist and sexist. It ordered the removal of the offending portions set out in the 1920s will of Sea Point doctor Edmund Scarbrow, which invited UCT students or alumni, who are “required to be matriculants, of European descent, male and gentile with limited or no means” to apply for financial assistance for overseas study.

“Against the backdrop of this application, the university will evaluate other similar bequests and donations to ensure that it measures up to the constitutional and statutory framework with regard to equality and the prevention of unfair discrimination, and consider possible steps.”

Stellenbosch case not only one in which judges have over-ruled wills

While Stellenbosch University has told the Western Cape High Court it has set up a team to wipe out discriminatory provisions in wills offering students financial assistance, it is not the only tertiary institution which has had to turn to the courts on the issue.

– In 2010, the University Of KwaZulu-Natal welcomed a Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling upholding an earlier judgment that an exclusively white female educational fund be opened to students of all races.

The university was the trustee of the Emma Smith Educational Fund, which was founded by Sir Charles George in 1938 in honour of his mother.

In his will, Sir Charles said bursary applicants had to be “European girls born of British South African or Dutch South African parents who have resided in Durban for more than three years”.

The fund has an estimated value of R27 million.

However, the SCA found that the fund was “racially restrictive” and went against the equality clause in the bill of rights.

– In December 2007, the executor of the deceased estate of Oranjezicht resident George Strates obtained a Western Cape High Court injunction to change a clause in Strates’s will which allowed for whites-only university bursary funds at UCT.

Executor Marthinus Steyn told the court he lodged the application because he could not find a university to accept the bequest.

The court ruled that the applicable clause in the will be amended to exclude any racial restrictions.

– In 2006 the Western Cape High Court ruled that a bursary set up to exclusively fund white male UCT graduates was racist and sexist. It ordered the removal of the offending portions set out in the 1920s will of Sea Point doctor Edmund Scarbrow, which invited UCT students or alumni, who are “required to be matriculants, of European descent, male and gentile with limited or no means” to apply for financial assistance for overseas study.

The court struck out an entire codicil Scarbrow had made in which he specified that recipients should not be of Jewish descent.

Abe Bailey Travel Bursary: 2015​
The Trustees of the Abe Bailey Trust are calling for applications for the annual travel bursary to the United Kingdom.

Date of Tour: 25th November 2015 – 19th December 2015

Cape Town –United Kingdom

Aim

Leadership Development Towards Nation Building

Eligibility

Senior (3rd year and above) students/junior staff members
Age 25 years or less
South Africans
Leadership qualities and Academically strong

To apply:

Please submit a short CV containing the following details:

Name, address and contact details
Date of birth and nationality
Schools attended
Matriculation year and results
University qualifications and results
Extra-curricular activities at school and university
Social and community service
Leadership activities
Other documents

A brief statement of the dates and purpose of any previous visits undertaken to the UK
A letter of motivation
Three reference letters reporting on character, leadership and personality
Please submit applications to the Financial Aid Helpdesk, Prefab Building behind Administration, before or on 07 May 2015

source uwc.ac.za

The National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) are pleased to announce provisional bursary awards for
Extended Support for Masters and Doctoral students for 2015.
PLEASE NOTE:
 If your name is listed in the tables below, your application has been successful. The NRF will be sending out award letters to successful candidates
during May 2015.
 All awards for completion of studies will be made on a pro rata basis and in accordance with the previous funding support.
 Once you receive the conditions of the award (NRF agreement), please carefully read through the documentation before accepting the award.
 All signed and complete documentation must be sent to your institution’s postgraduate funding, financial aid or research office for uploading on the NRF
system.
 At the end of the funding period, each student will be required to provide proof of completion of the degree and where applicable a final report indicating
research outputs (e.g., proof of submission of a manuscript to a peer reviewed journal).
 All awards are made on a provisional basis, subject to the awardee meeting all the eligible Programme criteria and conditions of award during the tenure
of the award.

source http://www.nrf.ac.za/sites/default/files/documents/Announcement%20of%20the%20NRF-DST%20Extended%20Support%20for%20Masters%20and%20Doctoral%20Awards%20for%202015.pdf

Transformation in South Africa’s Game Industry got an enormous boost when the Stud Game Breeders® group awarded bursaries to fourteen (14) academically deserving recipients for tertiary studies at the Tshwane University of Technology. The bursaries, totalling R840 000 for 2015, will pay the tuition fees and accommodation for the students in Game Ranch Management and Nature Conservation. In 2014 Stud Game Breeders® awarded bursaries to the value of R280 000 to seven students.

On 9 April, Daily Maverick published a feature sourced from GroundUp entitled ‘The Long Wait for Motsepe’s Money’ regarding delays in funding for disadvantaged recipients in Khayelitsha. The Motsepe Foundation denies these charges. In the interests of fair debate, we publish their response in full below.

Response to article published in Daily Maverick (sourced from GroundUp) on 9 April 2015

The Motsepe Foundation has awarded bursaries covering tuition, books, accommodation and allowances to 735 students over the last two years from the 26 Motsepe Foundation Development Forums that have been established in the nine provinces throughout South Africa. Of these, the Motsepe Foundation awarded bursaries to 10 students from Khayelitsha in 2014 and an additional 10 students from the same area in 2015. These bursaries have been awarded to students studying mainly in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Business studies.

The amount spent on the Khayelitsha students in 2014 is approximately R600,000, and will exceed R1.3 million in 2015. The total commitment to these students over a period of four to five years is approximately R7.1 million.

In the current year, the Motsepe Foundation is also focusing on processing applications for the funding of women and youth-owned businesses which, for tax purposes, will be done by a separate company that is associated with the Motsepe family. Many of the applications received thus far are not commercially sustainable and initiatives are being undertaken to involve and partner with experienced and successful locally-based companies.

The Motsepe Foundation is also evaluating applications for funding of projects by locally based NGOs, religious organisations, traditional authorities, community-based sports organisations, worker organisations and music and arts organisations.

The Chairman of the Motsepe Foundation, Mr Patrice Motsepe, will during 2015 visit each of the 26 Development Forums throughout South Africa including the Khayelitsha Development Forum to assess the effectiveness and impact of the projects that have been funded as well as to receive feedback from the local residents of the 26 Motsepe Foundation Development Forums in South Africa.

Announcements will be made during the course of the year, and during these visits, on some of the funding applications that will have been approved.

Sandile Langa
Motsepe Foundation

source dailymaverick.co.za