Tag: Edtech

For decades, the global educational discourse has focused on the “leak”. It examines the rate at which students drop out of formal schooling. It also tracks those who exit without skills for the modern workforce. In South Africa, systemic inequality still shows in thousands of classrooms. Billions of Rands have gone into improving matric pass rates. Additional funds have supported tertiary infrastructure upgrades. Yet outcomes remain stubbornly stagnant.

For years, the conversation around educational equity in South Africa has focused heavily on the physical digital divide. Examples include tablets distributed to schools, fibre rolled out to townships and zero-rated data allocations. These initiatives remain important and commendable. However, the conversation must move beyond infrastructure and focus on something even more critical: context.

In the second half of the year, the Group made significant progress delivering on its strategic priorities, positioning it well for long-term value creation. The ongoing open ended repurchase programme is creating significant value for shareholders and actions taken in H2 to streamline operations have improved profitability. The Group has increased confidence in achieving its H1 2025 profit ambition, while continuing to deliver high growth.

In the second half of the year the Group made significant progress delivering on its strategic priorities, positioning it well for long-term value creation. The ongoing open ended repurchase programme is creating significant value for shareholders and actions taken in H2 to streamline operations have improved profitablity. The group has increased confidence in achieving its H1 2025 profit ambition, while continuing to deliver high growth.