The evolving role of school IT departments as education changes

Not long ago, school IT departments were merely seen as a branch of school operations that provided support and maintenance for hardware and software. However, with over 1,2-billion children globally1 affected by school closure during Covid-19, school IT departments...

Education costs plus lack of skills equals unemployment

The cost of tertiary education has increased by 4.2% in 2022, making access to education a challenge for many South Africans. This, coupled with rising inflation and the lingering financial impact of the pandemic, has left almost a quarter of students unable to repay...

Online learning can never replace classroom training

Covid changed the world and the training landscape with it. Distance learnerships and online learning proliferated through necessity but now that life and learning are returning to some semblance of normality, does this form of training still have a place in skills...

Quest to go digital could leave talented youth behind

The world is undergoing change at a rapid pace, hurtling developed society into a more digitised future. By Nyari Samushonga, CEO of WeThinkCode_ And yet, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Some of the most prominent digital innovations display the...