South Africa has a shortage of people with the necessary skills to tackle global warming and its damaging effects
Activity-based and experiential learning should be encouraged at school and tertiary institutions so that the academic curricula must align with new realities.
The South African Democratic Teachers Union alleges schools are pressuring learners in grade 10 and upwards to drop maths to protect overall matric pass rates
By empowering more women and girls in STEM, we unlock potential, drive innovation, and build a more sustainable, equitable future for all
Advancing Knowledge NPC (AK NPC) has delivered a number of award-winning projects, programmes and SACE endorsed short courses in STEM education
More than 100 TLCs have been constructed at Western Cape schools since 2011
Science Teaching and Learning Centres Programme at Cape schools reaches its 100th milestone
The project allows girl learners to interact with successful role models who utilise maths in their careers
We must ensure that adequate investment is directed towards uplifting women and girls
It is essential that women and girls are empowered to seize the growing possibilities in the field of science, technology, engineering and maths
An outreach programme aimed at boosting participation in STEM subjects in Limpopo has highlighted the concerns and dreams of the next generation
Training science teachers to be confident, effective and efficient propagators of science
Technologies rapidly transform society, allowing for unprecedented advances in the human condition but women are often barred from the race
Dr Raïssa Malu inspired students at the African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications, held in Eastern Cape this year
The need for more research and teaching on innovation and not just research and teaching in innovation is gaining traction
The SuperScientists comic book project celebrates the country’s scientists to inspire children
The smart, fun and easy-going warrior scientist in the film ‘Wakanda’ challenges gender stereotypes
The pandemic has forced a digital migration in education. We must capitalise on that opportunity
All the minerals are here, so a golden opportunity exists if our governments provide incentives
Local solutions are needed to get more women into science, technology, engineering and maths
As the globe moves towards greener energy practices, more women must be included in this new growth sector, for the benefit of all
As African governments tackle the coronavirus crisis, there is a parallel focus on the future and what an economic recovery will look like
Twenty-one years of recognising excellence in science, engineering, technology and innovation
American Karen Uhlenbeck has won the Abel Prize in mathematics for her work on partial differential equations, the first woman to win the prize
A recent World Bank report highlighted the costs of limiting educational opportunity for girls
There’s nothing innate about scientific ability, but some male scientists, in South Africa and internationally, still believe women can’t cut it
SAICE president Errol Kerst says the board has spent many hours ‘carefully deliberating the matter’
That’s what’s on offer but it does require that you can think out of the box and work well with others
What is needed is to increase women’s economic participation and contribution to the national output
Women who raise their voices against the sexism in this field do so at the risk of their careers
SAICE is under pressure to act after lobby group for women in engineering, WomEng called on the organisation to ‘rethink their choice of CEO’
BRICS leaders are working together to develop policies to deal with the opportunities and threats presented by the fourth industrial revolution