Press room

In this section you will be able to find press releases about British Council activities in South Africa, press materials and contact details.

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Press releases

May 2022

Innovation for African Universities programme supports young South African entrepreneurs to Design for Disability 

APRIL 2019

Study UK Alumni Awards 2019

March 2019

Uplift to South African - United Kingdom higher education partnerships

July 2018

South Africa’s future journalism stars selected for top international media conference.

Mandela and Me Exhibition: Marking 100 since the birth of Nelson Mandela.

February 2018

Creating Opportunity for South Africa’s Youth in Diepsloot 

November 2017

New Premer Skills Phase Kicks Off In Pretoria

September 2017

ColabNowNow re-imagines future forms of African storytelling

August 2017

Girls in Science event to take learners on a journey from human eyes to blue skies

July 2017

BBC World Questions: Johannesburg

Premier Skills Returns to Cape Town, South Africa

June 2017

South Africa takes Gold at International Science Festival!

Youth in Science: FameLab SA 2017 Winner heads to International Final in the UK

April 2017

FameLab SA 2017 Winner: She's no ordinary Gold Digger!

February 2017

Sharing good practice and celebrating professional partnerships (UK-SA)

January 2017

Call for student journalists to apply for Future News Worldwide 2017

November 2016

The Conundrum of Graduate Employability in Africa

Registration now open for SA’s ‘Pop Idols of Science’

October 2016

Taking African Science to the World: Knowledge Exchange Visit to UK for SA Women in Science

Social Entrepreneurship Festival of Ideas Competition

Teaching and Learning Development between the European Union and South Africa

July 2016

 Developing the Skills Sector is vital for both South Africa and the UK

May 2016

Invitation to Tender: To Supply Facilitators to deliver Core Skills Professional Development Packages in South African schools

March 2016

fiveFilms4freedom announce first global LGBT influencers list

British Council unveils Entrepreneurial Africa: London Showcase

Top ten FameLab SA finalists to compete for  the chance to share their research on an international stage

February 2016

Maker Library Network welcomes Pretoria technologists Geekulcha

January 2016

CTEMF and British Council Connect ZA Announce Cateran as BassXchange UK/ZA 2016 Winner

Education UK South Africa Tour 2016

FameLab: Auditioning for the next "Pop Idols of Science"

Shakespeare Lives