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LEBO LEKOMA
Lebo Lekoma, head of client services at Sea Monster, discusses the risks of children integrating into the digital world; and the impact on parents and teachers in guiding children without getting themselves into trouble and damaging their reputations permanently... read
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ADI STEPHAN
Benjamin Franklin once said: "An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." In a world defined by flux, education itself is the only certainty of 100% return - and sometimes the only lifeboat we have to remain relevant in a world tossed by constant change. Read
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JOHN SCHOOLING
Born between the mid-90s and early 2010s, Gen Z's have grown up around Wi-Fi, smartphones and social media. With easy access to Google and YouTube, they're accustomed to having infinite knowledge at their fingertips... Read
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MARIAN SALZMAN
I've worn several hats over the course of my career, but the one that people most associate me with is 'trendspotter'. I've been an observer and decoder of trends since childhood. It's who I am. I recognised long ago that I'm incapable of shopping for groceries, people-watching at the airport or surfing the web without instinctively looking for patterns... Read
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DION CHANG
By the end of 2019, the rising anger around the globe was palpable, as were the divisions that fuelled the rage. Whether they were political, economic, environmental or cultural, anger and dissatisfaction was omnipresent, and the merest spark ignited the flames of protest. That's the focus of Flux Trends' latest "The State We're In" report... Read
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Education
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The Department of Basic Education has set the record straight following misleading reports emanating from the judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), involving the family of the late Michael Komape (5), who died at Mahlodumela Lower Primary School on 20 January 2014... Read
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Monday, 6 January 2020, Bizcommunity, one of the leading business-to-business news platforms on the African continent, celebrates the official relaunch of their podcast offering - BizTakeouts... Read
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Early Childhood Development
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Over the past 26 years, the Diepsloot Preschools Project (DPP) has developed more than 30 preschools - mainly in Diepsloot and the surrounding areas... Read
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Higher Education
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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will prioritise poor and vulnerable students in its 2020 funding allocation... Read
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Primary & Secondary Education
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LEIGH ANDREWS
This week, we go behind the selfie with Luke Goller, managing partner at Arc Interactive... Read
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The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has dismissed social media posts suggesting that the minimum pass requirements for mathematics have been lowered to 20% for Grades 7 to 9... Read
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The Class of 2019 matriculants are expected to be glued to their television screens tonight as Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announces the national results of the 2019 National Senior Certificate matric exams... Read
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Skills Training
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RYAN GEEL
The South African tech industry is facing many challenges which impedes its growth. These challenges relate to a range of constraints... Read
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While it's important to rest following the final matric exams, high school students with ambitions of studying at a top-ranked university abroad will need to spend their December holidays wisely. Those looking to stand out in their applications will need to be proactive and productive during their summer break... Read
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AILSA WINGFIELD
Africa's consumer landscape is fragmented and polarised, characterised by the double-edged demand of a diverse base of consumers... Read
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Forbes is set to host the first-ever Under 30 Africa Summit in Botswana to focus on themes of inspiration, innovation and exploration... Read
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The Start-up Namibia 2019/2020 Accelerator programme, led by GIZ on behalf of the German Government, is a nine-month programme that recently kicked off... Read
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JO TONDEUR
Kenya's education ministry has proposed that information and communication technology (ICT) - such as computers, laptops, tablets and cameras - be used to help teach certain subjects and improve how students learn... Read
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"It is with great sadness that the Maponya family informs you of the passing-on of Dr Richard Maponya...after a short illness..." Read
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STEPHEN VAN DER HEIJDEN
Access to software skills is now critical for any growing company... Read
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RALPH HAMANN, ALAN ZHANG, CLIFFORD SHEARING, GINA ZIERVOGEL, LULAMILE MAKAULA
What is the role of corporations in addressing grand challenges? Grand challenges are complex, pressing social and ecological problems involving diverse actors. They defy straightforward solutions... Read
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DIANE BOORMAN
An intrapreneur is a person who has an entrepreneurial mindset but is employed by a company to drive innovative ideas and projects within their business... Read
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