After leaving Masiphumelele High School the students on Masicorp’s bursary programme start a whole new life. Their new learning experience involves being away from the family home and living independently on or near campus in Cape Town. As well as … Continue reading →
Last weekend we had the chance to meet up with the new and existing bursary students and find out how their first few weeks of study at university was progressing. The first social event of the new academic year was … Continue reading →
Here in South Africa the academic year has come to an end and that means Masicorp’s bursary students have returned home from their various university residences. We took the opportunity to catch up with some of them at the Galley … Continue reading →
Marjan Ritchie, our student bursary project manager, recently had the opportunity to visit Simphiwe Ndzube’s end of year fine art exhibition. Simphiwe is studying for a BA Fine Arts degree at University of Cape Town (UCT). As part of his … Continue reading →
Earlier this week we told the successful story of Phamela Ndyalvane and her high school scholarship. Back in Masiphumelele her two friends Esethu Mahlumba and Alive Somaguda were delighted for Phamela but also concerned about their own future education. Masicorp’s … Continue reading →
For the past ten years Masicorp has been running a student bursary program that has allowed over fifty students from Masiphumelele to access tertiary education in Cape Town. In South Africa, tertiary education is partially State funded through a student … Continue reading →
Starting any higher education course is a massive step up from learning at high school. The course material becomes more challenging and you are expected to become more independent in researching information rather than being directed by a teacher. At … Continue reading →
It’s exactly half way through the academic year here in South Africa and so yesterday was the perfect time to catch up with our first year bursary students. With their first four modules completed and the examinations behind them this … Continue reading →
Masicorp is very proud of Lungelwa who was selected to our bursary program in 2010. She has since graduated with a Diploma in Management at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and now, in 2013, she has converting this to … Continue reading →
Author Marjan Ritchie The annual Student Braai was held on the 25th of August at Fisherman’s Restaurant in Kommetjie. Surely being the end of August we would be able to sit and braai outside? Well, no the wet cold and windy … Continue reading →