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New modes of digital literacy are just as important as traditional literacy. Photo: File
CLASSROOM

Beyond the hype: How to prepare teachers for the coding and robotics era

Embracing new ways can be overwhelming for in-service teachers if adequate training and support are not provided

  • Warda Abrahams
2 min read
(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)
AND ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMME

Rights groups criticise new Bela law’s ‘silence’ on plight of learners with disabilities

South Africa has 489 special needs schools that face a R21 million budget shortfall as they grapple with dilapidated facilities This content is restricted to registered users and…

  • Umamah Bakharia
1 min read
New modes of digital literacy are just as important as traditional literacy. Photo: File
ARTICLE

Building the next generation: How coding and robotics can transform SA classrooms

The basic education department has announced the addition of coding and robotics to the school curricula but many have questioned whether under-resourced schools can effectively…

  • Jonathan du Plessis
4 min read
Patriarchal African societies don’t just sideline women socially but also in terms of technology.
CODING

There is an urgent need for policies in order to bridge the digital gender divide

Technologies rapidly transform society, allowing for unprecedented advances in the human condition but women are often barred from the race

  • Chrissy Dube
7 min read
CODING

Kasi kids who love to build robots

The JumpStart programme is giving primary schoolchildren a masterclass in artificial intelligence (and they’re loving it)

  • Khaya Koko
4 min read
1337 CAMPUS
Video

Geeks flock to Morocco’s ‘paradise for hackers’

Students are selected on the basis of performance in logic and memory tests, motivation and progress. No formal qualifications are required.

  • Sophie Pons
4 min read
(John McCann/M&G)
CODING

Basic literacy: reading comes before coding

Teaching coding in primary school could increase inequality if other skills are not prioritised

  • Emma Dicks
5 min read
New modes of digital literacy are just as important as traditional literacy. Photo: File
CODING

Coding without computers reaches thousands of learners

“It was the opportunity of a lifetime for some of our kids … allowing them to explore a world of programming and the creative use of technology.”

  • Nicky Willemse
3 min read
The basic education department is adopting a ‘phased-in’ approach to reopening schools, with some schools possibly starting up as early as next week. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
ANC MANIFESTO

Cyril wants SA’s pupils up to code

Making programming compulsory in schools is a challenging prospect, but if the president wills it, there might be a way

  • Jacques Coetzee
4 min read
South African kids are really struggling with maths, and that’s where OLICO steps in to help
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OLICO Maths pupils score top marks in matric

Investing in the Future STEM Skills Development Award. Winner: OLICO Maths

  • Advertorial Supplement
4 min read
The PwC report, which tracked executive director remuneration trends in 285 companies, found that there were only 81 women executives among the 725 people whose pay was analysed. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
CODING

Learn to code – for free – and get a job

That’s what’s on offer but it does require that you can think out of the box and work well with others

  • Thulebona Mhlanga
7 min read
CODING

Young Africans brush up on the ‘language’ of coding

Meeting in Rwanda, the World Economic Forum has heard how Africa Code Week is helping to make thousands of children digitally literate.

  • Catherine Rice
3 min read