Tag: teaching
A new era of parity – private universities can be called...
In a landmark development for South Africa’s tertiary education landscape, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has officially gazetted the Policy for the Recognition of South African Higher Education Institutional Types (Government Gazette No. 53515, 17 October 2025).
AI in education – supporting teachers, not replacing them
It is undeniable that Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education, even though still in its relative infancy, has a multiplier effect on student outcomes. I have seen how individualised learning impacts performance, and when combined with daily advances in real life, it often raises concern about the role of human educators in classrooms.
Lifelong learning for entrepreneurs – key to growth
There is a pervasive myth that entrepreneurship cannot be taught. If you were not born an entrepreneur, you are out of luck. If you are a born entrepreneur, success is presumed to come naturally. Both ideas are problematic. If entrepreneurship means setting up a business and taking financial risks to realise profit, it is teachable.
Why the education sector is in dire need of more women...
Gender inequality is still rampant throughout society and in the workplace, it can take on many forms - disparity in promotions, unequal pay and less leadership roles. While this is often the case in big corporations and civil society, we should also be turning a lens towards the education sector, where gender inequality is even more pronounced.
