Feb 3, 2026
South Africa did not introduce coding into schools. It declared it. The announcement sounded progressive, even visionary, but it masked a harder truth. Coding became compulsory before the system had the people, tools or time to deliver it. What followed was not...
Jan 29, 2026
Young people make up more than half of the world’s population and are widely recognised as a driving force behind innovation and social change. Yet in South Africa, they remain the most excluded from opportunity. Nowhere is this more visible than in the moment after...
Jan 27, 2026
As thousands of students return to school with fresh notebooks and new ambitions, reliable connectivity will be essential to sustaining learning and opportunity well beyond the first term. In 2026, high-speed, uncapped internet has become as fundamental as stationery...
Jan 20, 2026
South Africa’s education system stands at a crossroads. With over 24 850 schools serving millions of learners, the sheer scale of the sector is undeniable. By Dr Darius Sangari, director of Sangari Education But beneath the numbers lies a story of persistent...
Jan 5, 2026
Higher education institutions face cybersecurity challenges unlike those faced by many other sectors. By Musa Masungwini, data protector and cyber defender at Dell Technologies South Africa The major threats faced by South African universities include prevalent...
Dec 31, 2025
What if the future of tertiary education is no longer defined by campuses, lectures, and traditional qualifications – but by how quickly institutions can reinvent learning itself. With global education spending expected to exceed $10 trillion in the next decade,...
