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South Africa’s EdTech Problem Isn’t Technology; It’s Trust
South Africa has invested for years in classroom technology. Tablets, projectors, interactive whiteboards, digital learning platforms, the hardware and the software have arrived. And yet, the results are consistent and discouraging. The tools get deployed, usage spikes for a few…
The Evolution of AI in Edtech
Edtech isn’t just a shiny trend—it’s a quiet reshaping of how people actually learn. A decade ago, “education technology” often meant a projector, a learning portal that nobody loved, and maybe a few online quizzes. Today, it’s a full ecosystem:…
The Future of EdTech: How Can Technology Reshape Education
Edtech has always been a mirror of whatever society believes about learning at a given moment. When the world is optimistic about progress, education technology gets framed as a rocket ship: faster learning, greater access, better outcomes, a classroom finally…
AWS and YES Programme Place 20 IT Graduates in Gauteng’s Home Affairs Departments
With the release of the Q4 2025 Quarterly Labour Force Survey, which shows employment up by 44,000 and 172,000 fewer unemployed South Africans, bringing the official unemployment rate down by 0.5 percentage points, there are encouraging signs of movement in…
MTN SA Foundation Invests in Youth With ICT Learnership Programme
As youth unemployment and digital skills shortages continue to dominate the national conversation, the MTN SA Foundation has launched a 12-month ICT Learnership Programme with Helios Towers and Datacomb Development Hub. Designed to move young South Africans from digital training…
Absa Expands ElevateHer AI programme Across Africa
As Africa’s digital economy continues to scale, demand for AI and digital skills is accelerating across the continent. Yet women remain underrepresented in technology-driven roles, despite growing participation and strong early adoption. Absa, in partnership with Microsoft Elevate and Women…
Mastercard Welcomes the 2026 YES Cohort tackling Youth Unemployment
Youth unemployment in South Africa remains a significant economic challenge, with rates reaching 58.5% for those aged 15-24 in Q3 2025. Mastercard has welcomed its 2026 Youth Employment Service (YES) cohort, reinforcing its commitment to unlocking opportunities for young South…
Google & African Institutions Launch New Project
Google and a consortium of leading African research institutions announced the launch of WAXAL, a large-scale, openly accessible speech dataset designed to catalyze research and build more inclusive AI technologies. The WAXAL dataset was developed over three years with funding…
Acer Debuts Its First 2 Education Chromebooks for Students
Acer today unveiled the Acer Chromebook Spin 311 and Acer Chromebook 311, its first 2 education Chromebooks powered by the newly available MediaTek Kompanio 540 processor. The new Acer Chromebooks have the features and performance technology students need to embrace…
Bolt Launches Initiative to Help Learners with Free Rides for Matric Rewrites
Bolt South Africa has launched “Bolt Your Matric Comeback,” an initiative sponsoring 1,000 learner rides to help young people access matric rewrites, supplementary exams and academic support programs. With more than 900,000 learners having written matric and an official 88…
Luno Partners with AltSchool Africa to Launch Crypto Education Program
Africa’s fast-growing digital finance landscape has created the urgent need for credible, structured crypto education. With 33% of the country’s population already engaged with digital assets and a rapidly growing youth population eager to participate in the digital economy. Luno and AltSchool…
Mindware Signs Agreement with Autodesk to Deliver Certified Training Programs
Mindware announced that it has signed an agreement with Autodesk to deliver official Autodesk-certified training programs across key regional markets. The agreement formally designates Mindware as an Autodesk Authorized Training Center (ATC), enabling the company to offer hands-on, instructor-led training…
3 South African Schools Achieve Global Recognition in Robotics Competition
3 South African schools—Reddam House Bedfordview, Reddford House The Hills, and Reddam House Umhlanga have earned top honors in the global Inspired Builds robotics competition, a technology challenge involving 111 schools across 24 countries. The annual competition tasks students with…
Flapmax Collaborates with IBM to Enable Quantum Computing Innovation in Ghana
Flapmax, an AI infrastructure company, through its research and education hub—FAI Institute—today announced a collaboration with IBM to advance quantum science and AI innovation in Ghana. As part of the initiative, Palm University College will host Ghana’s first quantum-AI summit,…
iStore Education 2025 Awards Spotlight Innovation in South African Classrooms
iStore Education recently hosted the iStore Education Excellence in Education Awards. An awards celebration of educators and students who are redefining the learning experience through creative and impactful use of Apple technology. With 62 finalists selected from a record 225…
Kaspersky Launches a New Free Online Course
Today, people average nearly seven hours of online time daily, surfing the web and using gadgets, but they also leave enormous amounts of personal information online and regularly encounter traps left by scammers. In fact, in 2024 alone, Kaspersky detected 4.9…
