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Mumba Money, the leading digital financial services provider, continues its expansion into Africa with the appointment of Prince Sivile Mabandla as the Chairman...

SA’s first black female chartered accountant, Nonkululeko Gobodo, has been appointed the new chancellor of Walter Sisulu University. She takes over from Dr Sheila Sisulu, who has just ended her second term. Sisulu is the daughter-in-law of the late Walter Sisulu. Gobodo is set to start in her new position on May 1, according to WSU council chair advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC.

The past weekend officially marked the end of an era for the ANC Amathole region as party strongman Teris Ntutu bowed out of formal party politics.

Walter Sisulu University’s council chair, advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, has admitted that the majority of WSU lecturers fail to meet the minimum requirements for their posts but says steps are being taken to address the problem. Ngcukaitobi, who was re-elected for a second term as the university’s council chair last week, told the Dispatch the situation would soon change because the council was making it a priority to encourage lecturing staff to upgrade their qualifications.

Dastile Wealth Insure (DWI) was formally launched in Quigney, East London, on Thursday with the financial services provider promising to create hundreds of jobs for the Eastern Cape in the next few years.

Walter Sisulu University has been offering a programme, described as "useless" by past graduates, and slated by health academics for its lack of utility, without the required professional recognition for 10 years. The university's Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion is not registered by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and a senior university employee who asked not to be named confirmed that “thousands” of students were affected.

Walter Sisulu University is embarking on a rationalisation and consolidation process that will see some campuses swapping programmes.

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The SKA Observatory (SKAO) is pleased to announce the appointment of two widely respected figures in the field as its telescope directors in Australia and South Africa. These positions are the most senior SKAO operations representatives in the telescope host countries.

CSIRO The SKA Observatory (SKAO) is pleased to announce the appointment of two widely respected figures in the field as its telescope directors in Australia and South Africa. These positions are the most senior SKAO operations representatives in the telescope host countries. Dr Sarah Pearce, currently Acting Chief Scientist of Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, will be the director of the SKAO’s low-frequency telescope in Australia. Sarah said: “This is a unique and exciting oppor...