Students from the University of Johannesburg were treated to a unique and exciting concept– a human vending machine. The 4m x 2m, bicycle-powered machine was brought onto the campus by Vodacom Color – the newly launched youth-specific brand from Vodacom.
Upon registering for the new service, students received a token and waited in line to win a mystery prize from the vending machine. Once the token was dropped into the vending machine’s slot, music was pumped through a chamber housing a cyclist and bike connected to an enormous wheel laden …

Four New York University students have raised more than R1.5 million to start a new social network to rival Facebook.
The social network Diaspora gained popularity after a report by the New York Times last month – and 6 500 people have since made donations to the project. The four students – Daniel Grippi, Maxwell Salzberg, Raphael Sofaer and Ilya Zhitromirskiy – say they want to address some of Facebook’s controversial privacy measures.
The Guardian in the UK reports – Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg – was dodging direct questions from reporters about …

It is a day violently etched on the South African collective conscience. Commemorated over 30 years later as Youth Day, an official holiday, it is the day that honours the deaths of hundreds of Soweto schoolchildren, a day that changed the course of the country’s history: 16 June 1976.
On that day the government and the police were caught off guard, when the simmering bubble of anger of schoolchildren finally burst, releasing an intensity of emotion that the police controlled in the only manner they knew how: with ruthless aggression. …

The National Youth Development Agency and government has launched its Youth Month campaign – under the theme “Working together for Youth Development through action” – just days before the kick off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The NYDA has recruited 15 000 volunteers for the soccer showpiece, and called on Mzansi’s youth to rally behind the national team. The agency also announced that President Jacob Zuma will address the national Youth Day celebrations in Mpumalanga on the 16th of June.
The NYDA will also push for a R1billion budget from Government …

Students are thinking of bringing firearms to campus for protection after students were robbed at gunpoint at the University of Johannesburg’s Bunting campus.
This week, two female students were robbed of their handbags on campus, and the incident has sparked outrage over the lack of security.  Although security has been beefed-up for the upcoming World Cup, students feel they are still being targeted as victims of crime.
The students were walking to an ATM when two men pointed guns at them and grabbed their handbags. The immediately men sped off. The dazed …

Pretoria University’s new vice-chancellor has vowed to empower women on campus.
Cheryl de le Rey told The Sunday Independent that her commitment to transformation comes in the wake of a recent report which revealed that women found it difficult to find jobs and grow in academic positions at the university.
Since her appointment – de le Rey has prioritised the university’s provision of opportunities for women and black academics.  Pretoria University’s SRC chairperson Marias Alice says he feels proud that the university is in good hands.

The number of artisan graduates are who either unemployed or underemployed is increasing.
Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande blamed the mismatch between the aspirations of graduates and employment opportunities available to them.
The Minister has however promised to take personal responsibility for the acceleration of artisan training, as well as for the creation of a national register for artisans. Government also aims to combat the current artisan shortage by scaling up artisan training, with the assistance of the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Merseta).
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Law students should be prepared to do some time after they graduate.
Cabinet has approved a law that would create community service for legal graduates that will work along the lines of that of doctors.
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe announced to the National Assembly that the Legal Practice Bill will provide a way of reducing costs of justice to citizens. While the interpretation is that it would apply to new legal graduates, it appears it could also apply to lawyers who have been qualified for some time.
The bill is said to provide …

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Khanya – keeping it together is key

This actor and television presenter knows that time management is the only way to cope with a life led at full throttle

By: Olwethu Mlotshwa
Having hosted a number of television shows all while she was studying, Khanya Mkangisa is no stranger to juggling work and study. She has a degree from AFDA and a number of shows to prove it.
This multi-talented star has been juggling work, study and a social life since the tender age of 15. “I’ve never had a problem academically. It was …