{"id":79580,"date":"2018-03-22T11:26:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T09:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=79580"},"modified":"2018-03-22T11:26:28","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T09:26:28","slug":"become-2018-shoprite-bursary-holder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/03\/22\/become-2018-shoprite-bursary-holder\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a 2018 Shoprite bursary holder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shoprite could fund your education up to R70 000 depending on the course, assist with tuition, books and accommodation fees. The selected candidates will receive a work-back agreement with the Shoprite group to help kick-start their career.<\/p>\n<h4>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/28328\/paul-mthimunye-bursary-fund-gala-dinner\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Mthimunye Bursary Fund gala dinner<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">\u00a0Shoprite is the largest private sector employer in South Africa, it develops people\u2019s skills and creates job opportunities, last year Shoprite created 6 000 new jobs of which 91 percent were filled by people under the age of 34.<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79583\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-79583\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/03\/bursary-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/03\/bursary-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/03\/bursary-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hendrina born Mbali Mahamba is a Shoprite Group Bursary holder. She would like to build her mother a \u201cmansion\u201d and make her grandparents proud.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2017 the Shoprite\u2019s bursary programme paid tuition, books and accommodation fees for 287 students which amounted to R16 million. Bursaries are offered to matriculants and students currently completing their tertiary qualifications.<\/p>\n<h4>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/28132\/gr-college\/\" target=\"_blank\">Students rampage over bursary fees<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Hendrina born Mbali Mahamba (23) is a Shoprite bursary holder. Ms Mahamba is studying a BA in accounting at the University of the Free State, she has aspirations to became, \u201ca influential and inspiring chartered accountant in the future\u201d said Ms Mahamba. Visit www.shopriteholdings.co.za to apply for the 2018 Bursary.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Other news:<\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/79518\/classic-clashes-tussen-hoerskool-middelburg-en-hts-middelburg-af\/\" target=\"_blank\">Classic Clashes afgestel<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/79483\/video-bokse-vlieg-aflewerings-trok-uit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Video: Bokse vlieg by aflewerings trok uit<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/79459\/dennesig-dam-clean-draws-community-together\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dennesig Dam clean up draws community together<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/79152\/investigate-called-abortion-clinics\/\" target=\"_blank\">We investigate so called abortion clinics<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/79136\/annica-van-staden-stole-money\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cAnnica van Staden stole my money\u201d<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/79121\/volle-video-vuisgeveg-tracers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Volledige Video: Vuisgeveg in Tracers<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/79108\/verdagte-veld-geskiet-inwoner-verduidelik\/\" target=\"_blank\">Verdagte in veld geskiet \u2013 inwoner verduidelik<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3>Want breaking news on the go?<\/h3>\n<p>Add us on WhatsApp for regular news updates. Save the Middelburg Observer standby number 072 248 3855 on your phone and send a WhatsApp message with the words \u201cAdd me\u201d to receive news links.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you currently completing your tertiary qualifications in the following programmes, pharmacy, chartered accounting, logistics, information technology and retail business management? Are you in Matric and do you need financial assistance?, If your answer is yes, then Shoprite is looking for a candidate like yourself to apply for the 2018 Shoprite Group Bursary. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5031,"featured_media":79584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Tiisetso Malunga","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[10930,21966,21990,1400],"class_list":["post-79580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-bursary","tag-middelburg","tag-mpumalanga","tag-shoprite"],"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["bursary","middelburg","Mpumalanga","Shoprite"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5031"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}