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New modes of digital literacy are just as important as traditional literacy. Photo: File

How to rethink literacy for the digital age

International Literacy Day offers a time for reflection on the situation in Africa, where gains have been made in literacy figures but where much remains to be done

4 min read
A record 98.31% of Grade 12 learners passed the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations administered by the Independent Examinations Board

‘Good’ matric results do not tell the whole picture of SA education

While education authorities celebrate the 87.3% pass rate for 2024, only 50% of pupils made it from grade 1 to grade 12. And young people also struggle to get jobs regardless of whether they matriculate or not.

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
While technology can create efficiencies in governance, it risks excluding marginalised groups who rely on traditional civic engagements.

e-Services in South Africa exacerbate inequality through digital barriers

Challenges detract from technology’s potential to allow users to engage with structures of political and public life, leaving many without a say

  • Des Erasmus
7 min read

HONOR shines a light on the evolution of the digital landscape through ICT partnerships

The ICT Stakeholder Engagement summit created a space for ICT SMMEs to showcase their innovations and network

  • Derek Davey
3 min read