JSE Limited was established in 1887 during the first gold rush in South Africa. It is the oldest and biggest stock exchange in Africa, and was previously known as the JSE Securities Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The JSE is now ranked in 19th place among the largest stock exchange markets in the world,… Read More »
iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences (iThemba LABS), is a National Research Facility managed by the National Research Foundation (NRF). It is the biggest facility for particle and nuclear research on the African continent, as well as being one of only a few facilities which produces radionuclides for commercial, research and medical applications, across the… Read More »
The Access Trust is a non-profit organization, whose goal is to select suitable applicants and fund their studies in job fields that are scarce within the country. Access Trust is currently funding students who will take up studies within a Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college within the Western Cape. ABOUT THE BURSARY Bursaries… Read More »
Palabora Mining Company Limited, established in 1956, is a publicly-traded mining company that operates underground and open-pit mines. PMC’s mines produce copper and byproducts, including precious metals from sulfuric acid; nickel sulfate; anode slimes; vermiculite and magnetite. In fact, their open cast mine is the widest man-made hole in Africa, at nearly 2 000 meters… Read More »
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) was formed in 1987, as the result of a merger between four unions, namely The Motor Industry Combined Workers Union (MICWU); The Metal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU); The National Automobile and Allied Workers Union (NAAWU); and The United Metal, Mining and Allied Workers of South… Read More »
Mercedes-Benz, founded by Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler in 1926 as “Daimler-Benz”, is a division of Daimler AG, a German company. The global automobile manufacturing company is well-known for its luxurious vehicles, coaches, buses and lorries. Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, the companies history actually dates back to 1886 when Karl Benz’s “Benz Patent-Motorwagen” was considered… Read More »
The Islam Development Bank (IDB) Education Trust was founded in 1973 by the finance ministers at an Organisation of the Islamic Conference in Saudi Arabia. The IDB was established as an international finance institution and today it is operating in Southern Africa as a faith-based NGO. ABOUT THE BURSARY The IDB Education Trust has loan… Read More »
BBD was formed by 3 developers – Tom Budge, Sandra Barone and Ralf Dominick, in 1984. The company’s services and expertise include the following areas – systems integration, user experience design, mobile app services, software development, IT & development consulting, as well as maintenance and support. The company also has an in-house research and development… Read More »
Vhembe is based in the Limpopo province and is the northernmost district of South Africa, bordering Zimbabwe; Mozambique, and Botswana. The Vhembe District Municipality was established in 2000 and has its headquarters based in Thohoyandou. Made up of 4 local municipalities: Mutale, Musina, Makhado, and Thulamela. Vhembe has a population of more than 1.1 million… Read More »
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport are responsible for providing their residents with suitable transport systems and road infrastructure, that are safe and accessible for all. ABOUT THE BURSARY Bursaries will be awarded within the following fields of study: Accounting/ Auditing (BCom) Bachelor of Laws Civil Engineering (BEng/ BSc/ BTech) Environmental Studies (BSc) Geography… Read More »