Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • The value of a Guided Snorkelling Safari

    Bhejane Nature Training has put together a specialist Snorkelling Certificate to enable FGASA qualified Marine Guides to add to their skill-set and to ensure that you can offer your guests a safe and memorable snorkelling experience while creating awareness and interest in the many treasures we have in our living marine environments.

  • KZN duo named 'South Africa's Top Young Innovators 2012'

    KwaZulu-Natal took the top spot in the HIP2B² 3M Innovation Challenge, with Grade 10 Uxholophambili High School learners Nhlakanipho Shezi and Thabani Dlamini of Mpumalanga Township earning the title of “South Africa’s Top Young Innovators 2012”.

  • STELLENBOSCH ACADEMY OF DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY RANKED NO.1 BY LOERIES

    It’s official – Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography is the top educational institution in the creative industry in South Africa. The news of the 2012 Official Loeries Rankings comes just as the Academy begins celebrating its tenth anniversary with this year’s graduate exhibition, GradEx 2012.

  • The Thuthuka Bursary Programme

    Would you love to study something in the financial industry and get that “CA” behind your name? If you have the brains and determination, look into a Thuthuka bursary.

  • School vs Varsity

    School is 12 years of wearing a uniform, changing class when the bell rings and punishment if you don’t do your homework. Then it’s freedom time! But don’t think varsity is a free ride to Party Central…

  • How to Get Out of a Motivational Slump

    If you are like most students, you are probably struggling with end of the semester motivational problems at the moment. With a couple of months of solid work under your belt, and the holiday season firmly in sight, you are probably finding it hard to maintain focus. In this article I want to suggest a…

  • Funza Lushaka Teaching Bursary 2013

    Do you want to study teaching but you cannot afford it? Well, the Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme is a multi-year programme that promotes teaching in public schools. Bursaries are available to enable eligible students to complete a full teaching qualification in an area of national priority.

  • CPUT Tourism students’ outreach

    Third- year students in the Tourism Department of CPUT took time out of their studies to bring and serve lunch to children at Fikelela Orphanage in Mandela Park, Khayelitsha.

  • Fake sick notes land UJ students in hot water

    Hundreds of University of Johannesburg students who bunked exams using fake sick notes have undergone disciplinary proceedings.

  • Sometimes Paper and Pen Really Is Better

    It is clear that we live in the digital age: smartphones, tablets, and laptops have all become the norm. As a huge proponent for going digital and reducing the amount of paper in my life, I feel that I am more organized. However, one of my classmates recently challenged me to try using paper and…

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