Sep 23, 2022
For thousands of local university students, financial challenges become hard choices when they need to buy expensive textbooks. Sacrifices, including food, must be made to get the specialised textbooks needed to continue studying. For a student from Molteno in the...
Sep 14, 2022
The Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Johannesburg is celebrating Sustainable Energy Focus Week by hosting around 1 500 young people at workshops, presentations, and exhibitions engineered to encourage them to think of, and apply, innovative, sustainable, and green energy...
Sep 9, 2022
TikTok has partnered with public WiFi company ThinkWiFi to pilot 50 free WiFi hotspots in Soweto, Gugulethu, Khayelitsha and Bushbuckridge. This is a move by the entertainment platform to drive awareness and advocacy relating to the digital divide and the need for...
Sep 7, 2022
Ahead of International Literacy Day on 8 September, stories about South Africa’s poor literacy rates take the spotlight. The statistics are alarming; eight out of 10 grade 4 learners can’t read for meaning; while the adult literacy rate is 87%. Digital...
Sep 7, 2022
As the world commemorates International Literacy Day on 8 September 2022, South Africa is reminded of how online learning has enriched the country’s education system. Numerous learners benefit from feature-rich digital resources, and countless others can improve...
Sep 1, 2022
The Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT SETA) has partnered with the Cortex Hub to provide access to critical digital skills to young people. The partnership, with a Memorandum of Understanding, signed on 29...
