Be a custodian for a clean South Africa
With the growing need to live sustainably and to look after our beautiful earth, the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) reminds...
Procurement Is No Longer Just a Numbers Game
We've heard it before: chief procurement officers aren't just cost-cutters. They're contributing real value to the organization. But is that really true? If a new CPO study from IBM’s Institute for Business Value is to be believed, it’s actually starting to happen, according to an article on www.supplychainbrand.com .
2015 Conference: Navigating the Future
Save the date for the annual PURCO SA conference. It will be hosted by the KZN region in Durban from 28th to 30th October 2015 at the Southern Sun...
More money needed for education
The higher education sector is at risk due to lack of funding, the University of Witwatersrand said on Wednesday. "The amount of funding available for students wanting to pursue tertiary education is inadequate and well below that of international norms in similar developing countries," vice chancellor and principal, Professor Adam Habib said in a statement.
Sol Plaatje makes history
SABC reported on Monday 12 January that the newly established Sol Plaatje University is making history, by being the first institute on the continent to offer a degree in Data Science. The first group of students that registered at the university in 2014 obtained an 80% pass rate. Enrollment increased from 105 in 2014 to 375.
Astonishing: high tech university future
'Frankly, I do not like teenage geeks with takkies, straight out of college, predicting the collapse of “brick and mortar” universities and the advent of a brave new world in which college comes to you through a computer screen,' says Professor Jonathan Jansen, in an online Rand Daily Mail Online article.
Kudos for the Conference
We have received overwhelmingly positive feedback about the 2014 PURCO SA MindShift Conference and Exhibition. We've published some here. Delegates, exhibitors and speakers have all indicated that they derived real value from MindShift 2014, and had a powerfully good time engaging with partners and peers.
Stats SA releases tertiary institution report
The cash deficit for higher education institutions was R113m for the 2013 financial year, Statistics SA has reported. Cash receipts from operating...
PURCO SA embraces social media
PURCO SA has embarked on a very exciting new chapter, that starts now. With traditional communication tools on the decline, we need to move with the times to stay in touch and enhance our engagement with members and suppliers. We encourage you to join us on our new Twitter, Facebook and Youtube platforms: talk to us, give us feedback and use them to your advantage.