Now is the best time to decide what you want to do next year. A number of ABSA bursaries are available for studies in risk management at the Potchefstroom and Vaal Triangle campuses of the North West University.

Private or external study bursaries are available from South African companies to capable students on a yearly basis. This year De Beers, Old Mutual, SA Institute of Race Relations, SA Weather Service, Spoornet and Vodacom are just a handful of bursaries available to promising students. Owing to our country’s scarce and critical skills list, many mining and engineering companies in particular provide contract bursaries (repayable via one year of work for every year of study); it’s just matter of applying for them.