COMMENT: Why the Info Bill Matters to Ikamvanites
Let’s be frank, Black Tuesday came and went for the majority of IkamvaYouth without much fanfare as the secrecy bill passed through parliament. A few Ikamvanites wore black, tweeted or re-tweeted on…
Hatch establishes Siyakhula Computer School in Diepsloot
For computer course info and prices at Siyakhula Computer School, go to www.siyacomputers.co.za. Exciting times in Diepsloot as Hatch helps establish a brand new branch of Siyakhula Computer School which opened…
IkamvaYouth’s inaugural Careers Indaba a big success
Minister of Basic Education makes surprise visit. On Saturday 25 June, IkamvaYouth Ivory Park hosted its inaugural Careers Indaba at the IkamvaYouth Centre in Ivory Park, near Midrand. Despite icy conditions, the event…
Less about Nationalisation, more about Education
At the beginning of every year, 1.3 million children begin school in Grade 1 but only 550 000 write Matric. Of these, only 68% will pass. And of these, 25%…
Aspirational IkamvaYouth – Article in this week’s Business Day
In the Business Day this week (7 June 2011), economist Peter Montalto finds inspiration in the aspirations of Ikamvanites. Montalto refers to his experience of visiting the Nyanga branch of…
Awarded best Action Learning Project at GIBS (SECP2010)
The Social Entrepreneurship class of 2010 (SECP2010) recently graduated from the Gordan Institute of Business Sciences (GIBS) and among the graduates was OLICO's Programme Director Andrew Barrett. What's more, Andrew's Action Learning Project (ALP)…