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Coding

Rights groups criticise new Bela law’s ‘silence’ on plight of learners with disabilities
Education
/ 17 September 2024

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

By Umamah Bakharia
Building the next generation: How coding and robotics can transform SA classrooms
Opinion
/ 21 June 2024

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 offer such a hi-tech subject

By Jonathan du Plessis
There is an urgent need for policies in order to bridge the digital gender divide
Opinion
/ 8 March 2023

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

By Chrissy Dube
Kasi kids who love to build robots
Education
/ 19 December 2020

Kasi kids who love to build robots

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

By Khaya Koko
Geeks flock to Morocco’s ‘paradise for hackers’
Africa
/ 13 December 2020

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.

By Sophie Pons
Basic literacy: reading comes before coding
Article
/ 28 February 2020

Basic literacy: reading comes before coding

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

By Emma Dicks
Coding without computers reaches thousands of learners
Article
/ 22 November 2019

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.”

By Nicky Willemse
Cyril wants SA’s pupils up to code
Article
/ 24 May 2019

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

By Jacques Coetzee
OLICO Maths pupils score top marks in matric
Article
/ 30 November 2018

OLICO Maths pupils score top marks in matric

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

By Advertorial Supplement
Learn to code – for free – and get a job
Article
/ 17 August 2018

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

By Thulebona Mhlanga
Young Africans brush up on the ‘language’ of coding
Article
/ 13 May 2016

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.

By Staff Reporter

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