Glencore supports Phola students
Glencore has announced a significant investment in the futures of secondary students in the Phola community with the launch of the first Infinite Family LaunchPad video mentoring facility in Mpumalanga Province. The LaunchPad, managed by Infinite Family, is the first...New solution authenticates Nigerian students
BotoSoft and HID Global have launched a mobile student ID system to help the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) combat student identity fraud in Nigeria.Every year, more than 2,2-million students will register online and receive machine-readable Genuine HID...Eduloan to finance e-learning students
Study finance provider Eduloan has extended its services to the Southern African Virtual School (SAVS), aiming to bring online classroom and personalised learning to the homes of South Africans. Eduloan chief marketing and sales officer Charlotte Smit says that...SA’s students are more tech-savvy
A new survey of the high-tech habits of South Africa’s students reveals that Facebook has become the default social network among students, with no less than 97% of respondents saying they use the platform. Twitter came in second at 67%, followed in third place by YouTube, with 44%. The most recent entrant into the social arena, WeChat, has already reached 22% of the student market. These are among the key findings of the 2015 Student Tech Survey, conducted across South African tertiary education institutions by World Wide Worx and Student Brands, with the support of Standard Bank.