It is essential that women and girls are empowered to seize the growing possibilities in the field of science, technology, engineering and maths
Maths should be taught in a way that connects learning to real-life problems
Accessible anywhere on any device, Nelson Mandela University’s Yebo Tutor aims to raise maths and science education levels
A teacher shortage is one reason learners are not doing these subjects but instead of giving up on these subjects, schools should turn to technology
Basic sciences, such as physics, maths and stats, advance human knowledge and push the frontiers of technology for the benefit of a sustainable society
Nelson Mandela University is promoting education in the vital subjects of maths and science, especially in the rural areas
Umalusi has approved the release of the 2020 matric results saying that it did not find systemic irregularities that compromised the exam
Learners will be moved to other schools and into mobile classrooms
The high court has set aside the decision by the department and education quality assurer Umalusi that matrics would have to rewrite two subject leaked just before the matric exams
Themba Daniel Shikwambana, who works at a printing company, was granted bail and is due to return to court in January
Teaching coding in primary school could increase inequality if other skills are not prioritised
The main reason is everyone in the region supports a culture of education, with a focus on maths and science
American Karen Uhlenbeck has won the Abel Prize in mathematics for her work on partial differential equations, the first woman to win the prize
Investing in the Future STEM Skills Development Award. Winner: OLICO Maths
Maths is a stumbling block for young peoples’ future and they tripped up in primary school.
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Radical interventions in maths and science are needed now or the country will never become a player in the fourth industrial revolution.
You’ve got to feel for SAs matriculants, particularly if they come from poor families or attended underresourced schools.
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The numbers are low so more needs to be done to support top performing maths pupils – even at private schools.
If you read to your child and play educational games together, their school marks will soar.
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The improvement from 2003 to 2015 is welcome but differences between schools are a big concern.
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Limpopo’s matrics signed a pledge last month, undertaking to avoid cheating and dishonesty in the exams.
The teacher exchange is one of the most valuable education initiatives undertaken by the British government.
The fall in students studying maths and schools offering the subject is causing alarm – but the government’s own figures paint a confusing picture.
An offline tutoring programme is giving talented but sidelined pupils a fighting chance.
A nonprofit organisation is going to the heart of South Africa’s educational problem and getting good results.
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The Department of Basic Education is putting measures in place to ensure schools stop dropping the two critical subjects.
Six research chairs are devoted to analysing South Africa’s maths problem and hope to come up with solutions to raise the level of competency.
Why have none of the many attempts to improve maths teaching worked?
The country’s skills shortage is to be worsened by the increasing move to mathematics literacy.
The department says the report’s research was not based on tests or assessments by pupils, but on interviews with business executives.
Learning maths rewires a child’s brain, but the curriculum scramble is leading to short circuits.
UCT professor Johann Maree challenges the "dangerous myths" that professor Tamsin Meaney from the University of Malmö in Sweden has been sharing.
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