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Top Universities To Study In Middle East And Africa As Per QS Executive MBA Rankings
- Saturday July 20, 2024
- Education | Edited by Puniti Pandey
University of Cape Town GSB has been ranked as the best executive MBA programme in the Middle East and Africa.
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Planning to study in South Africa? Check the list of top universities
- Wednesday November 1, 2023
- Education | Edited by Puniti Pandey
Most rankings have placed The University of Cape Town as the highest ranking varsity in the continent.
- www.ndtv.com/education
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Text Message Reminders Can Help Reduce Blood Pressure
- Wednesday January 20, 2016
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
Text message reminders can help reduce people's blood pressure, according to a new joint study conducted by researchers at Britain's Oxford University and the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
- www.ndtv.com
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Oxford Chancellor Warns Against Rewriting History In Statue Row
- Wednesday January 13, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The chancellor of Britain's Oxford University on Tuesday warned history should not be rewritten to meet modern notions of what is acceptable, in an apparent rebuff to a student campaign to remove a statue of colonialist Cecil Rhodes.
- www.ndtv.com
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South African Police Fire Stun Grenades at Students
- Friday October 23, 2015
- World News | Reuters
South African police fired stun grenades at students who lit fires outside President Jacob Zuma's offices following a week of protests, the first signs of the post-apartheid 'Born Free' generation flexing its muscle.
- www.ndtv.com
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South Africa's ANC Risks Young Voter Anger in Education Fee Row
- Friday October 23, 2015
- World News | Reuters
As thousands of South African university students protested against tuition fee hikes this week, one banner stood out for its raw summary of post-apartheid disappointment: "Our parents were sold dreams in 1994. We are just here for the refund!"
- www.ndtv.com
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This Brilliant Plant Pretends to be Poop
- Tuesday October 6, 2015
- World News | Rachel Feltman, The Washington Post
You know how some people make a living on their resemblance to a celebrity? Well, this is kind of like that. But the lookalike is a plant, and the celebrity is poop.
- www.ndtv.com
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Statue Row Blots Nelson Mandela's Post-Apartheid Vision for South Africa
- Thursday April 9, 2015
- World News | Reuters
South Africa's University of Cape Town removed a statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes on Thursday to cheers from students, a symbolic move that exposes persistent racial divides two decades after the end of apartheid.
- www.ndtv.com
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Harvard University Set to Open an Office in Mumbai
- Thursday April 2, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
The US' prestigious Harvard University is set to open its international offices in India, China and South Africa to facilitate research and academic work for its affiliates in those regions.
- www.ndtv.com
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Amitav Ghosh in the Running for 2015 Man Booker International Fiction Award
- Tuesday March 24, 2015
- India News | Reuters
Ten writers, including a first-time entry from the tiny French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, have been nominated as finalists for the 2015 Man Booker International prize for fiction writing.
- www.ndtv.com
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Amitav Ghosh Among 10 Finalists for International Booker Prize
- Tuesday March 24, 2015
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
Amitav Ghosh today emerged as the only Indian author among 10 finalists for this year's Man Booker International Prize for his contribution to the English language writing.
- www.ndtv.com
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Barack Obama tours prison where Nelson Mandela toiled
- Sunday June 30, 2013
- World News | Associated Press
President Barack Obama visited South Africa's Robben Island, where former South African President Nelson Mandela spent 18 years in a tiny cell as a political prisoner.
- www.ndtv.com
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Donkey, buffalo found in South African meat products
- Tuesday February 26, 2013
- World News | Reuters
Donkey, water buffalo and other unconventional ingredients have been found in almost two thirds of hamburgers and sausages tested in South Africa, a study released on Tuesday showed.
- www.ndtv.com
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Top Universities To Study In Middle East And Africa As Per QS Executive MBA Rankings
- Saturday July 20, 2024
- Education | Edited by Puniti Pandey
University of Cape Town GSB has been ranked as the best executive MBA programme in the Middle East and Africa.
- www.ndtv.com/education
-
Planning to study in South Africa? Check the list of top universities
- Wednesday November 1, 2023
- Education | Edited by Puniti Pandey
Most rankings have placed The University of Cape Town as the highest ranking varsity in the continent.
- www.ndtv.com/education
-
Text Message Reminders Can Help Reduce Blood Pressure
- Wednesday January 20, 2016
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
Text message reminders can help reduce people's blood pressure, according to a new joint study conducted by researchers at Britain's Oxford University and the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Oxford Chancellor Warns Against Rewriting History In Statue Row
- Wednesday January 13, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The chancellor of Britain's Oxford University on Tuesday warned history should not be rewritten to meet modern notions of what is acceptable, in an apparent rebuff to a student campaign to remove a statue of colonialist Cecil Rhodes.
- www.ndtv.com
-
South African Police Fire Stun Grenades at Students
- Friday October 23, 2015
- World News | Reuters
South African police fired stun grenades at students who lit fires outside President Jacob Zuma's offices following a week of protests, the first signs of the post-apartheid 'Born Free' generation flexing its muscle.
- www.ndtv.com
-
South Africa's ANC Risks Young Voter Anger in Education Fee Row
- Friday October 23, 2015
- World News | Reuters
As thousands of South African university students protested against tuition fee hikes this week, one banner stood out for its raw summary of post-apartheid disappointment: "Our parents were sold dreams in 1994. We are just here for the refund!"
- www.ndtv.com
-
This Brilliant Plant Pretends to be Poop
- Tuesday October 6, 2015
- World News | Rachel Feltman, The Washington Post
You know how some people make a living on their resemblance to a celebrity? Well, this is kind of like that. But the lookalike is a plant, and the celebrity is poop.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Statue Row Blots Nelson Mandela's Post-Apartheid Vision for South Africa
- Thursday April 9, 2015
- World News | Reuters
South Africa's University of Cape Town removed a statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes on Thursday to cheers from students, a symbolic move that exposes persistent racial divides two decades after the end of apartheid.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Harvard University Set to Open an Office in Mumbai
- Thursday April 2, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
The US' prestigious Harvard University is set to open its international offices in India, China and South Africa to facilitate research and academic work for its affiliates in those regions.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Amitav Ghosh in the Running for 2015 Man Booker International Fiction Award
- Tuesday March 24, 2015
- India News | Reuters
Ten writers, including a first-time entry from the tiny French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, have been nominated as finalists for the 2015 Man Booker International prize for fiction writing.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Amitav Ghosh Among 10 Finalists for International Booker Prize
- Tuesday March 24, 2015
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
Amitav Ghosh today emerged as the only Indian author among 10 finalists for this year's Man Booker International Prize for his contribution to the English language writing.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Barack Obama tours prison where Nelson Mandela toiled
- Sunday June 30, 2013
- World News | Associated Press
President Barack Obama visited South Africa's Robben Island, where former South African President Nelson Mandela spent 18 years in a tiny cell as a political prisoner.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Donkey, buffalo found in South African meat products
- Tuesday February 26, 2013
- World News | Reuters
Donkey, water buffalo and other unconventional ingredients have been found in almost two thirds of hamburgers and sausages tested in South Africa, a study released on Tuesday showed.
- www.ndtv.com