Strengthening self-management skills will help students thrive

Technology is the quintessential modern dilemma: while we enthusiastically embrace the positive ways it has transformed our lives, both parents and educators share concerns about its influence on young people. By Louise Hendey, MD: sub-Saharan Africa at Cambridge...

Coding was made compulsory without a plan to teach it

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...

Equipping the youth in today’s job market

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...

Connectivity the essential tool powering learning

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...

Education landscape in SA is at a crossroads

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...

How higher ed is tackling cyber threats

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...