African educators see Covid-19 as 'an opportunity' - surveyeLearning Africa and EdTech Hub released the results of its survey, 'The Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on African Education' today. It revealed that 50% of surveyed African teachers, trainers and education technology specialists think the Covid-19 pandemic will turn out to be a "significant" or "very significant" opportunity for African education.
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History will be made at this year's VUT spring graduationA 31-year-old baker will become the Vaal University of Technology's (VUT) first ever visually impaired graduate later this year.
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History will be made at this year's VUT spring graduationA 31-year-old baker will become the Vaal University of Technology's (VUT) first ever visually impaired graduate later this year.
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Last call for Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Scholarship programmeThe Allan Gray Orbis Foundation is calling on young learners to begin creating change, through a scholarship programme that focuses on developing the next generation of entrepreneurs. All current Grade 6 learners are invited to apply for the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Scholarship programme - applications close on 30 September 2020.
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#BizTrends2021 - write them, own them, make them possibleWe may be living through uncertain times but one thing is certain, come 2021 BizTrends will be there to guide you through uncharted waters!
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Loyiso Bala has done it - and the world is his oysterLoyiso Bala has done it - just like he said he would four years ago. He's finished his MBA, four years after starting his PG Dip in Management Practice, and he did it the year he turned 40. There's just one difference... the multiple SAMA award-winning singing sensation who won the Johnny Clegg scholarship is graduating cum laude.
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Registrations open for EXPLORE Data Science Academy's 2021 learnership intakeRegistrations are now open for EXPLORE Data Science Academy's (EDSA) 2021 intake of its 12-month fully-sponsored data science learnerships, starting 11 January 2021.
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Registrations open for EXPLORE Data Science Academy's 2021 learnership intakeRegistrations are now open for EXPLORE Data Science Academy's (EDSA) 2021 intake of its 12-month fully-sponsored data science learnerships, starting 11 January 2021.
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The real value of well-trained and educated ECD teachersAccording to a report called The Plight of the ECD Workforce, collated by various Early Childhood Development (ECD) organisations in April 2020, only 1-1.5 million learners (out of a population of over 5 million children between the age of 0-4) will be able to attend an Early Childhood Development centre in South Africa. This is due to the devastating impact of Covid-19 and the lockdown regulations that have forced ECD centres to either layoff staff or close completely. Rosemary Mokoena, teacher training and development manager of the Nokuphila Teacher Training Academy, emphasises the importance of having well-trained and certified ECD teachers.
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