Why investing in the digital classroom is essential

With many children’s lives ‘digital by default’ following a year of accelerated and unprecedented change, the reality of distance and remote learning is now a central pillar of global education. By Chris Buchanan, client solutions director at Dell...

Online education and the challenge for disabled children

Online education has proved challenging, but for families of children with disabilities it is near impossible without access to the right technology. By Kusile Mtunzi-Hairwadzi, MTN SA Foundation The Covid-19 pandemic raised the bar for educators everywhere, but the...

SA’s quantum readiness starts with empowering the youth

IBM and University of the Witwatersrand are partnering to empower South Africa’s youth with the necessary skills in Quantum computing, to assist South Africa become quantum ready. By Dr Solomon Assefa and Abe Asfaw As we approach the one year mark since South...

Digital technology transforms maths teaching

Technology must be embraced for the teaching of science and mathematics. This is the word from Annie Kgosi, an academic at Mancosa, who says that, with the challenges associated with Covid-19 and its teaching and learning constraints, mathematics teaching at Mancosa...

Technology the solution to SA’s education crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic could be the event that levels the education playing fields in South Africa – or it could be the cataclysm that widens an already significant digital divide and irreparably damages the majority of our young people. This is the warning from...

Projectors meet the needs of education during Covid-19

The reopening of South Africa’s schools reignited safety concerns in the classroom and the pressure of successfully navigating the national curriculum in a new education landscape during the pandemic. By Joel Chetty, business account manager: education at Epson...