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New leadership heralds a transformative era at the South African Mathematics Foundation.
Discover the latest TIMSS findings on South African schoolchildren's maths performance, revealing significant gender gaps and the impact of Covid-19 on education.
From early submissions to module guidance, Unisa student Primrose Tau uses her experienceto guide first-years through the challenges of distance learning.
In a remarkable triumph for rural education, Amangwe High School in uMhlathuze has achieved a 100% Matric pass rate with 93% Bachelor passes, through an innovative STEEM programme that's transforming education in an area with 40% unemployment. This success story showcases how technology and innovation are revolutionising South African education.
Ntuli’s research is based on improving the problem-solving abilities for first-year students who study mathematics.
The Texpand robotics team from Cape Town won the South African First Tech Challenge for the second time in a row.
Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors says the skills shortage was exacerbated by low maths literacy in South Africa, which significantly reduced the number of students able to study accounting.
The trajectory of the BRICS bloc will be guided by those who prioritise, invest in, and secure a robust Mathematical foundation for their youth — a lesson South Africa should heed.
The Education MEC in Gauteng, Matome Chiloane, has launched yet another School of Specialisation (SOS), Letsibogo Girls Maths, Science, and ICT, on Tuesday in Meadowlands, Soweto.
The Geleza calculator costs less than more established brands that can cost anything between R220 to R600.
A Professor from the University of the Free State (UFS) has been ranked as the second-best mathematician in the world and ranked 188th in all of science, technology, and engineering, in Stanford University’s Top 2% of Scientists in the World.
The Department established the OR Tambo Mathematics, Science and Technology Academy in an effort to increase the number of learners in these subjects as well as the pass rate.
Large numbers of South African learners are having a hard time with maths but life will be easier with young Western Cape-based entrepreneur, Thobeka Nkabinde, who is on a quest to change that one equation at a time with her WhatsApp-based eRank Play app.
Just in time for final Maths Literacy revision, IOL’s Final Matric Revision edition 1 contains the NSC Grade 12 2021 question paper, addendum and memo for both Paper 1 and Paper 2.
The event was hosted by the Department of Statistics and Population Studies at UWC, in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences and SAS.
The Rustenburg teen not only whizzed his way to third position in the 2022 Junior Mental Calculation World Championships but also picked up the ‘Best Friend Award’ for his popularity and being a true ambassador for South Africa.
OPINION: While we’re achieving good results, we’re only scratching the surface of the need in an increasingly 4IR-focused world.
The Engen Maths and Science Programme provides free supplementary maths, science and English tuition to underprivileged learners.
The provincial department of education honoured all teachers for being committed and dedicated to their work even under extreme challenges like Covid-19 .
Since 2016, Awqaf SA – in partnership with the K-Way Institute – has conducted maths upgrade workshops to improve overall mathematics literacy and the exam results of Grade 12 learners.
120 local Grade 7 learners will take part in the MAHLE F1 schools design and engineering challenge.
You could become a qualified chartered accountant with the assistance of a Thuthuka bursary.
The project expects learner performance and enrolment in sciences to improve by 20% in the project schools, based on historical achievement in other provinces.
Schools that have scored less than 55% in their literacy and numeracy results are selected by the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Limpopo education departments to participate.
Phakeng is among the world’s leading scholars in mathematics education and has demonstrated impact, leadership and advocacy in the field of African education.