What children need to know about AI-generated content
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly familiar part of children’s learning routine. Kaspersky explains how parents can help children use AI responsibly and highlights why children should verify AI-generated answers, recognise neural network...
Screen or paper? The most effective prelim exam prep may need both
The debate over how students learn best has followed us from the days of book-based classroom learning into the digital age, causing ongoing debate between whether it’s more effective to read notes on a screen or to print them out. Do students absorb more from digital...
SA universities don’t need more data – they need to act on it
South African universities collect vast amounts of information about student performance, attendance, engagement and progression. Yet too often, that information tells institutions what has already happened rather than helping them influence what happens next. The...
Google offers students a year of free tools
Google has expanded its AI-powered learning tools across Africa, offering eligible higher education students in 27 countries one year of Google AI Plus at no cost. Eligible students can access 12 months of Google AI Plus, which includes Gemini Omni, two times higher...
Is SA’s skills pipeline broken before it begins?
In South Africa, the conversation of skills can't begin without addressing a basic barrier first – having a place to learn foundational skills. “Literacy is often a hard-won achievement when school children don’t have the basic tools they need to learn,” says Talita...
SA edtech makes Times 2026 top 100
South African startup Teach Me 2 has been placed in TIME's World's Top EdTech Companies 2026. Designed to help families find high-quality tutors, Teach Me 2 has delivered over 1-million tutoring lessons. Tutoring for Grade 1 through to university is available in a...
What it will take to secure the foundation of digital education?
If the future of South Africa is shaped by the opportunities we create for young people today, then the promise of a digital education and the opportunities it provides is one of our most important and urgent endeavours. So too is the digital security of Gen Alpha’s...
The youth unemployment crisis is also a digital skills crisis
South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis cannot be solved without closing a parallel, faster-moving gap- - digital and AI fluency. The country’s youth unemployment rate stood at 60,9% among 15 to 24 year-olds in the first quarter of 2026 - one of the highest rates in...
SA’s AI future is leaving millions behind
On the surface, South Africa's digital credentials tell only part of the story. The country ranks 46th out of 147 economies in Microsoft's Global AI Diffusion Report for Q1 2026, ahead of every other African country measured, and its generative AI usage has risen to...
Why universities are turning off the ‘AI polygraph’
By 2026, the initial panic that greeted the launch of generative AI in higher education has transitioned into a complex, high-stakes standoff. At the heart of this conflict are AI checkers - software designed to catch students using tools like ChatGPT. However, a...
AI-backed platform targets inequality in early learning
South Africa's early childhood development (ECD) sector is facing mounting pressure to improve learning outcomes amid persistent educational inequality and a deepening literacy crisis. In response, The Unlimited Child, South Africa's largest non-profit ECD...
How can we secure the foundation of digital education for Gen Alpha?
If the future of South Africa is shaped by the opportunities we create for young people today, then the promise of a digital education and the opportunities it provides is one of our most important and urgent endeavours. So too is the digital security of Gen Alpha’s...