Purchasing Consortium for Higher Education in Southern Africa

The PURCO SA conference is almost here. If you haven’t been following #PURCOSA2017 on Facebook and Twitter, you probably don’t know that the theme this year for the gala dinner on 26 October is SOPHIATOWN.

Dr Vukile Mehanam, Chair of Council for UKZN has announced the appointment of Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng as the new Chancellor of the University...

The Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) has appointed Prof Chris de Beer as its first Vice-Chancellor with effect from 1 July 2017. Prof...

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.