For every hundred learners entering the NSC system, only a handful leave with Mathematics or Physical Sciences marks that reliably support success in engineering, science, health…
In 2025, the national Mathematics pass rate, calculated at the very low threshold of 30%, declined from 69% to 64%.
Among them was Imani Ravhulani, who attained 10 distinctions
Advancing Knowledge NPC (AK NPC) rounded off its 2025 training programme in inquiry-based STEM education training in George for grades 6-9 natural sciences and mathematics…
The South African Democratic Teachers Union alleges schools are pressuring learners in grade 10 and upwards to drop maths to protect overall matric pass rates
Advancing Knowledge NPC (AK NPC) continued its inquiry-based STEM education training for senior phase (grade 7-9) natural sciences teachers at the Inkcubeko Youth & Science…
President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised the need to provide universal early-childhood development services to improve learner outcomes
OLICO makes maths accessible, meaningful and enjoyable
Technologies rapidly transform society, allowing for unprecedented advances in the human condition but women are often barred from the race
South Africa’s first black female doctor of mathematics , Mamokgethi Phakeng, is now a top British UK university’s first ‘illustrious visiting professor’.
Poverty forced her to drop out of school in Zimbabwe, but now she is helping children in her neighbourhood learn to read and write
The pandemic has forced a digital migration in education. We must capitalise on that opportunity
The maths and physical science question papers will be rewritten on 15 and 17 December to protect the credibility of the national senior certificate
South Africa won’t have enough hospital beds, intensive care or otherwise, to treat Covid-19 patients, official predictions reveal. But there’s still time to act, say experts
The country needs an institute that will be a conduit for AI knowledge to industry, society and government
The main reason is everyone in the region supports a culture of education, with a focus on maths and science
A maths and science incubator run by Nelson Mandela University is producing promising results
‘My classroom is my valued space where I plant seeds and I treasure seeing them grow and blossom’
The humble honeybee is catching up to humans in the arithmetic game, but there is quite literally nothing to worry about
The age-old pitting of girls and boys against each other may need to be rethought because research shows it’s more than a battle of the sexes.
