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MCI Scholarship Opens Doors Abroad
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South African graduates can apply for the 2027 Herman Mashaba Scholarship at MCI | The Entrepreneurial School in Austria.
The scholarship reduces first-year tuition fees by approximately R287,000, leaving successful applicants with a remaining fee of about R28,700 to pay.
Applications close on 31 March 2027 and are open to students applying for selected master’s programmes, including business, engineering, technology and health fields.
Applicants must first gain admission to an eligible MCI programme before submitting a scholarship application with academic records, a CV and a motivation letter.
The scholarship reduces first-year tuition fees by approximately R287,000, leaving successful applicants with a remaining fee of about R28,700 to pay.
Applications close on 31 March 2027 and are open to students applying for selected master’s programmes, including business, engineering, technology and health fields.
Applicants must first gain admission to an eligible MCI programme before submitting a scholarship application with academic records, a CV and a motivation letter.
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89 Children Receive Mobility Support
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The Boikanyo The Dion Herson Foundation, the Rotary Club of Rosebank, Value Logistics, and donor Ruth Stubbs provided special mobility buggies to 89 children with cerebral palsy in Nqutu and Pomeroy, KwaZulu-Natal.
Volunteers fitted the buggies at two local hospitals, giving children improved mobility and seating support.
The project also reduced the physical strain on parents and grandparents who carry children over long distances.
Families from across the district made the journey to receive this life-changing equipment and give their children greater independence and comfort.
Volunteers fitted the buggies at two local hospitals, giving children improved mobility and seating support.
The project also reduced the physical strain on parents and grandparents who carry children over long distances.
Families from across the district made the journey to receive this life-changing equipment and give their children greater independence and comfort.
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Alexandra Sports Events Build Unity
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The Maisha Molepo Foundation hosted football and netball tournaments at the 3 Square Sports Centre in Alexandra on July 18 to promote social cohesion after recent community protests.
The foundation donated soccer and netball kits, funded by the National Lottery Commission.
Senior and youth teams from Alexandra and Soweto competed in the event, which encouraged community participation through sport.
In partnership with the Thami Xalasha Foundation, the organisation also distributed food parcels to elderly residents.
The foundation donated soccer and netball kits, funded by the National Lottery Commission.
Senior and youth teams from Alexandra and Soweto competed in the event, which encouraged community participation through sport.
In partnership with the Thami Xalasha Foundation, the organisation also distributed food parcels to elderly residents.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:
The Rand is trading at 16.81 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,124.62 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 65,251.00.
The Rand is trading at 16.81 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,124.62 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 65,251.00.
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