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Business Day: Active Citizen for Active Citizenry  read more »
Government Digest: ‘Higher Education for Civil Servants’  read more »
The South African government has identified higher education as one of the key sectors in accelerating economic growth, reducing poverty and supplying the workplace with ...  read more »
Success in the world of finance needs more than number crunching ability. You also need management acumen, quick-problem solving skills and a willingness to keep ...  read more »
Marsha Johnson, an international guest speaker was recently interviewed on ETV's Sunrise Show.  read more »
Marsha Johnson, an international guest speaker was recently interviewed on Kaya FM.  read more »
The Servant Leader
08 Jul 2011
Asked to write down one word that describes what leadership is all about, Eduloan CEO Totsie Memela- Khambula wrote humility.  read more »
Totsie Memela-Khambula, CEO of Eduloan was recently interviewed on Kaya FM.  read more »
Bring on the books
14 Jun 2011
Totsie Memela-Khambula, CEO of Eduloan, wants to reinvent SA by making education accessible, affordable and fashionable.  read more »
According to the Grant Thornton International Business Report, “Growth and job creation are national priorities for South Africa, but the shortage of a skilled workforce ...  read more »
MICHELLE Branco is the newly appointed chief commercial and marketing officer at Eduloan. She tells us about her work and responsibilities  read more »
Eduloan's new CEO "Totsie Memela-Khambula" interviewed on eTV's Sunrise Morning Show.  read more »
Eduloan is proud to announce the appointment of Michelle Branco as Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer (CCMO), with effect from May 3 2011.  read more »
Forget about government, Eduloan’s Totsie Memela-Khambula says this country’s people need to stop waiting for the state to turn the tide on a culture of ...  read more »
Interview with the newly appointed CEO of Eduloan, Totsie Memela-Khambula in the Sowetan.  read more »
Interview with the newly appointed CEO of Eduloan, Totsie Memela-Khambula in Sunday World.  read more »
Budgeting
07 Mar 2011
A budget is a spending plan that includes everything you will spend your money on in a projected month. A good budget should not exceed ...  read more »
For many South Africans, creating unnecessary, out-of-control debt spells trouble and they are right: creating debt that you cannot afford to pay back can result ...  read more »
For Interest’s Sake
01 Feb 2011
In a previous editorial feature, we looked at the ins and outs of debt. What debt is (the fine line between good and evil), the ...  read more »
In this digital age owning a laptop is a necessity. A laptop offers students an opportunity to work flexible hours on their assignments and projects ...  read more »
Johan Wasserfall, CEO of Eduloan, believes that the best answer for companies facing these issues is to start investing heavily in upskilling the staff they ...  read more »
As the full horror of the Haitian earthquake becomes apparent to people around the world, questions are being asked about the status of this failed ...  read more »
Johan Wasserfall, CEO of Eduloan, South Africa’s exclusive education fund enabler, provides some pertinent insight into the importance and long-term benefits of a focused, balanced ...  read more »
Johan Wasserfall, CEO of Eduloan, South Africa’s exclusive education fund enabler, provides some pertinent insight into the importance and long-term benefits of a focused, balanced ...  read more »
At the onset of the global economic crisis, companies were pushed to reassess positioning and spend - expansion and development ideas were curtailed, market share...  read more »
South Africa is living in interesting times. Along with the rest of the world, we are currently riding the shockwaves of the economic crash and ...  read more »
Owning a laptop is one of the key necessities to any student - offering the flexibility and opportunity to work on and submit assignments, complete ...  read more »
Stephan Wiese, 27, a third-year Quantity Surveying student from the Cape Town University of Technology, is the lucky winner of the recent R20,000 bursary competition ...  read more »
As the world labour-markets thrash about in economic turbulence, companies are cutting staff and slashing benefits in order to meet their bottom line...  read more »
The word 'student' invariably conjures up the image of a footloose and fancy-free teenager, fresh out of school and studying full-time at varsity or technical ...  read more »
Ironically, with the global economic meltdown seeing thousands of people across the world being retrenched every day, now is the best time to protect yourself ...  read more »
Elias Mthimkhulu, a UNISA student from Durban, was hugely excited to win the R10,000 prize in the Eduloan competition held on Metro FM’s Breakfast Show ...  read more »
Despite the fact that our current socio-economic climate seems pretty dire and all the ‘bad news' we are constantly fed can get us down, South ...  read more »
A recent article on education and development published in the Herald Online tells of a recollection by Derrick Schwartz, Vice-Chancellor of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan ...  read more »
Your study loan instalments may be manageable, but are you aware of your total cost of study, or even what interest rate you are paying?  read more »
Eduloan, South Africa’s dedicated educational financial services provider, is proud to announce the grand winner of their bursary competition held on Metro FM’s Breakfast Show ...  read more »
“It is said that the current global economic crisis is the worst in 25 years,” advises Johan Wasserfall, CEO of Eduloan, a dedicated educational financial ...  read more »
Whether you are in Grade 12 or you’ve already started with your chosen tertiary studies, it is important to stop and consider whether your career ...  read more »
7 Super-Study Tips!
23 Jan 2009
So, final exams are up – and so are your heart-rate, blood-pressure and stress levels! Here are some sure sure-fire study tips to help you ...  read more »
It has been ten years since the introduction of the Skills Development Act and South Africa is no closer to producing and retaining the critical ...  read more »
Education in South Africa is in a state of crisis, with matric pass rates plummeting, tertiary institutions in turmoil and serious teaching skills shortages thick ...  read more »
It has been ten years since the introduction of the Skills Development Act and South Africa is no closer to producing and retaining the critical ...  read more »
Response from Johan Wasserfall, Deputy Chairperson and acting CEO of Edu-Loan  read more »
You’ve finally decided what to study and now the next step is to finance your studies - but you are unsure where to go for ...  read more »
The South African Bill of Rights determines that “Everyone has the right to a basic education … and to further education, which the state, through ...  read more »
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