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New education marketplace launched
As the furore around #feesmustfall and free education continues in South Africa, one social enterprise has come to the fore with a promising solution. eLearnAfrica launched its new online marketplace for education, making it easier for students throughout Africa to…
The annual Tigo Digital ChangeMakers Awards are upon us
Tigo Ghana in partnership with International NGO, Reach for Change have launched the Tigo Digital Changemakers Award. This year, Tigo is looking for innovations that focus on education, broadening digital inclusion and support business entrepreneurship. The annual competition aims to identify…
Microsoft priotitizes education in Africa
With the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the horizon, the World Economic Forum predicts that over a third of the most important workplace skills will change in the next five years. One of the most important and tough tasks educators are…
The role of Technology in transforming education
Technology has affected our lives in almost every way. One of the most important revolutionary changes technology has made is with education. Classrooms now have smartboards, students have tablets accessible as learning tools, and technology today makes distance learning and…
Avanti Communications launches solar-powered ECO Wi-Fi hotspots
Avanti Communications Group plc, a provider of satellite data communications services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), launches ECO – a new sustainable digital inclusion initiative focused on providing affordable, superfast satellite broadband to schools and their local…
Africa’s E-Learning Market Doubles to $500 Million
African public-private partnerships are fast-tracking education improvement from primary school to university, potentially levelling the playing field for millions of students worldwide. In the face of electricity shortages and over-crowding, African public-private partnerships are integrating technology in education to enhance…
AU calls for greater investment in STEM training
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has called for greater investment in the training and mentorship of young men and women in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Dr. Zuma made…
UCT introduces Information Systems course for Humanities
The University of Cape Town is taking another step in bridging the traditional divide between arts and commerce by introducing Information Systems (IS) as a major subject in the Humanities faculty. Information Systems is offered as a major in UCT’s…
New Branch Campus by Unicaf University
The significant technological advances in sub-Saharan Africa enabled UNICAF and Unicaf University to enhance its online offering and to increase access to quality higher education. Unicaf University received approval by the Malawi government and has established a new campus in…
South Africa: Social Media reacts to #FeesMustFall as students protest
The fees must fall campaign took motion in 2015 when students from universities across South Africa protested for free and quality education. This year students have resumed with their protest in a bid to combat fee increments for the 2017…
Samsung Electronics launches Smart School Project in Akwa Ibom
Samsung Electronics West Africa has launched its fourth Samsung Smart School Project for teachers and students in Akwa Ibom State. Fulfining its commitment to help facilitate the growth and development of Nigeria’s education sector, the project is targeted at training…
Crowd funding: A solution to SA education crisis
Many attempts at digital education have so far focused on the technology and largely ignored the knowledge requirements aspect. However, introducing technology into the classroom on its own is unlikely to improve education. The result of these rollouts of technology…
Facebook Blueprint reaches 1 million course enrollments
In 2015, Facebook launched the Blueprint e-learning platform to help marketers around the world succeed. The Blueprint platform provides tools and training needed to learn how Facebook and Instagram can help grow their business. With 3 million active advertisers on…
South Africa – Gauteng unveils new e-chalkboard
The Gauteng Department of Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi recently unveiled the new e-chalk board (SMART Kapp) a revolutionary replacement for the dry-erase board, which will be soon rolled out to schools. VastraTech, the authorized SMART distributor in South Africa, will…
Samsung aims to digitise classrooms in West Africa
Samsung Electronics West Africa has commissioned the Samsung Smart School Project for teachers and students in Calabar. The initiative, which is an integral part of Samsung’s ‘Smart School Rollout’ scheme, is aimed at digitising classrooms on the platform of mobile…
South Africa: UWC of offer Data Analytics Postgrad Diploma course
Globally, businesses are wrestling with challenges and opportunities that call for the application of analytics – but African businesses identify the lack of talent as one of the primary factors for not being able to pursue this avenue. That’s why…
