Agentic AI and the future of higher education
Artificial intelligence has already secured a foothold in higher education, but institutions are now entering a more consequential phase of adoption. According to Ashraf Davids, Solutions Manager for Digital...
Academy’s AI-Powered SET Tool Flips the Script on Student Support
South Africa's education system faces a stark dropout crisis, with attrition often building unnoticed over years until it's too late. Despite the 2025 matric class achieving a record 88%...
Eastern Cape youth programme achieves 84% success rate in tackling underage drinking
More than 30,000 Eastern Cape learners have pledged to stay away from alcohol after participating in a groundbreaking programme that puts young people in the centre of conversations about...
Connected Classroom: The essential tool powering learning in 2026
As thousands of students return to school with fresh notebooks and new ambitions, reliable connectivity will be essential to sustaining learning and opportunity well beyond the first term.
In 2026,...
AI and Online Education Alone Won’t Solve the University Access Crisis
The world faces a stark numbers problem: according to UNICEF, 264 million people globally seek tertiary education, but traditional campuses cannot scale to meet them. The reflexive solution has...
5 Skills Every Matriculant Should Learn Before University
Finishing matric is an exciting milestone, but stepping into university or the world of work brings a new set of expectations. Many young people discover that academic achievement alone...
STEM for tomorrow: Building an AI-ready generation in South Africa
South Africa is full of young people with ideas, many of whom are already experimenting with coding, robotics, or online courses after school. What they need are the tools...
Traditional training models are failing today’s workforce, warns Afri Training Institute
After years of training investments, most companies are still stuck in a loop of three-day workshops and completion certificates that fail to change behaviour. Afri Training Institute (ATI) believes that the...
Richfield graduate builds hiring engine to help more South Africans find jobs, faster
As South Africa marks Entrepreneurship Month, celebrating innovators who are reshaping the country’s economic landscape, Richfield alumni Nhlanhla Mabena is proving what’s possible when technology meets purpose.
The 25-year-old Information...
South African EdTech Innovation Honoured on International Children’s Day
As the world marks International Children’s Day on 20 November, South Africa is celebrating a major milestone in early childhood education. Bamba Learn, an innovative learning app created by...
