BACOBELELANE NGAMAQHINGA OKUGQUGQUZELA UKUFUNDA
BACOBELELANE ngamaqhinga okugqugquzela abafundi bamabanga aphansi ukuthi bathande ukufunda emcimbini wenhlangano engenzi nzuzo i-Umlambo Foundation eyasungulwa ngowayeyisekela likamengameli kuleli uDkt Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, eThekwini. Read full story
WORLD LITERACY DAY 2023 CELEBRATION WITH THE UMLAMBO FOUNDATION IN KWAZULU NATAL
Former deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka says South Africa’s literacy crisis can only be resolved by children reading more often when they are young. Read full story
HP LAUNCHES INNOVATION AND DIGITAL EDUCATION ACADEMY TO EQUIP SOUTH AFRICAN EDUCATORS WITH DIGITAL TOOLS
HP Inc. has launched the HP Innovation and Digital Education Academy (IDEA) in collaboration with Umlambo Foundation, a non-profit focused on improving the quality of public schools in South Africa […]
HP IDEA PROGRAMME GIVES SA EDUCATORS THE CONFIDENCE TO INNOVATE
The HP Idea programme offers teachers in Africa the opportunity to create digital capabilities based on educational frameworks from leading global universities. Read full story
UNIVEN PARTNERS WITH UMLAMBO FOUNDATION TO TEACH FOUNDATION PHASE LEARNERS HOW TO READ AND WRITE
The University of Venda (UNIVEN), through the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education led by the Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Dr Bernard Nthambeleni agreed to enter into a Memorandum of […]
MINISTER ANGIE MOTSHEKGA: SACE FIRST TEACHERS’ CONFERENCE
Keynote Address by the Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga, MP, at the SACE First Teachers’ Conference held at Birchwood hotel, Gauteng Read full story
DBE WANTS FUNDING TO HELP GRADE 4 PUPILS WITH MEANING FOR UNDRSTANDING
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has promised to improve the situation of learners after a report indicated that the majority of learners can not read for understanding. The 2021 […]
EXPERTS NOT HAPPY WITH SA’S EDUCATION
An education expert says it comes “as no surprise” that 81% of grade 4 pupils in SA can’t read for meaning. Speaking to Sowetan after the release of the Progress […]
MEC DAVID MAYNIER ON PROGRESS IN INTERNATIONAL READING AND LITERACY STUDY 2021 RESULTS
The results of the 2021 Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study (PIRLS) were released today, which confirmed that learning losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic are severe across South […]
LACK OF BOOKS IN SA’S HOMES THROWS SPOTLIGHT ON PIRLS SHOCK
There are no books at all in 43% of SA households with young children, and just 16% of homes contain more than five books, according to research released on Monday […]