education

#AnotherKZNSchool: video of KZN teacher brutally beating students goes viral

Another school violence video is tonight trending across South Africa’s social media timelines, but this time its origin isn’t Gauteng. Instead a KwaZulu-Natal school…

NSFAS sent a student R14m, she loses it by going viral

Update: The university told EWN yesterday that she had the money for five months, while the student and chief executive of IntelliMali told The Star she acquired the funds in…

Tshwane school gets ‘skinny pants’ to trend on Twitter after protest

There have been an awful many incidents regarding dress codes and codes of conduct at Gauteng schools this year, but the latest doesn’t concern…

Violent viral videos spark social media storm around Kempton Park school

Another school in South Africa has this week gone viral on social media for all the wrong reasons. Norkem Park High School, located in…

8 YouTube channels that’ll make you a much smarter human

Not every YouTube channel will rot your mind away with videos of wipe-outs and dancing cats. There is actually a part of YouTube that…

Explaining Feenix: the Standard Bank-backed solution to #FeesMustFall

There’s been a lot said about #FeesMustFall — at least in terms of the hashtag and the social movement it propelled. But in its…

Xbox Ones and tiny tablets: this is South Africa’s ‘classroom of the future’

When I was at school, the most advanced technology we had were space cases, chair bags and desks that didn’t creak, but Microsoft and…

9 of the coolest educational videos from TED-Ed

When TED launched its educational website for younger students last week, I think teachers everywhere realised they had to up their game. The 3-10…

‘Lessons worth sharing’: TED’s super cool educational videos

Have you ever sat in a classroom and listened to a fantastic lesson that piqued your curiosity, and wished you could share the experience…

Kwiksta causes a stir in online education

Kwiksta is an online education platform that aims to empower teachers to share their knowledge and earn money, while giving students the opportunity to…

Education brought to Amazon by internet “distance-learning”

The internet has allowed a school to sprout in a remote area of the Amazon where teachers tend not to linger due to harsh…

Textbooks now for rent on Kindle

Amazon.com has begun letting students rent textbooks on Kindle electronic readers. Kindle Textbook Rentals lets students pay based on how long they want to…

Indian village uses Skype for schooling

In the poor village of Chamanpura in the struggling state of Bihar, having internet access for school usage is never really an option and…

South African social network receives international recognition

Obami, a locally developed social networking site and learning management system for schools, was one of 10 companies from around the world selected to…

Jobs, education and New Year top Google searches in January

South African internet users in January were more interested in finding out about last year’s Matric results than SA’s latest overseas cricket tournament, reveals…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

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Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

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