Glencore supports Ligbron e-learning
Glencore is supporting the Ligbron e-Learning System team to make Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education accessible to Grade 11 and 12 learners during the nationwide lockdown. The Ligbron e-Learning System team worked with the Department of...
School fee payments go digital
Since the lockdown, everything has gone digital. People are doing food shopping online and downloading apps to order and deliver pharmaceuticals. Even school fees can now be paid through an app. Karri, a mobile payment app that is powered by Nedbank, allows parents to...
Keep children entertained and learning at home
Being home-bound is the new normal for people the world over, and a reality we all have to get used to. But although we know staying home is the best way to stay safe, we can't help but miss our old lives when there were more things to do and places to go. The Huawei...
Microsoft offers free Teams training to educators
Microsoft is joining forces with its partners to give academic institutions in South Africa free half-day training in Teams to help them effectively use the technology and enable more seamless remote learning within the country. It can be challenging for the many...
Pride Factor launches online academy
Life-skills academy Pride Factor has launched an online platform to provide South African teenagers and young adults with the skills required to build successful and fulfilling careers and enhance their quality of life. The site offers a wide range of content that...
Learning at home with Girls4Tech Connect
Mastercard has extended access to its signature STEM curriculum, Girls4Tech, through a suite of new online, creative educational resources. The program has been designed to help parents and teachers engage and inspire kids, ages 8-12. Through the newly launched...
UP creates free access platform
University of Pretoria (UP) students and staff will be able to access UP-related websites for free for the duration of the first semester. Called UP Connect, the platform was specially designed to allow staff and students access to all UP-related content as well as...
Standard Bank, Pioneering Solutions Studio offer Microsoft Digital Literacy e-learning
Standard Bank is offering a free online Microsoft Digital Literacy Course to all South Africans in partnership with Pioneering Solutions Studio. The course focusses on everything from basic knowledge on how to use a computer and the Internet, to keeping yourself and...
Blackboard , OneConnect expand educational solutions in Africa
Blackboard, a education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, has partnered with OneConnect, a provider of turnkey technology solutions and services to African organisations. The partnership is defined by a mutual commitment to using...
About IT launches e-learning portal
About IT is offering e-learning via its newly minted portal, the About IT Academy. The About IT Academy is a resource for customers to update or learn new skills and creates opportunity for businesses to improve resiliency by up- and cross-skilling employees. "This is...
Acer for Education partners with Skooler
Acer for Education has partnered with learning tools platform developer Skooler to enrich its offering for the education market. Wit the partnership, Acer for Education will enhance its portfolio for schools and education organisations with a complete solution that...
Adult education key to getting economy back on track
As South Africans face the now extended lockdown period, currently in place to try to slow down the rate of infection from the Covid-19 pandemic, many people are starting to shift their focus of concern from health worries to fears around the economy. Triple E...