South Africa’s Class of 2025 has achieved a record-breaking National Senior Certificate (NSC) pass rate of 88% – the highest in the country’s history – creating an unexpected and unprecedented wave of opportunity for tens of thousands of matriculants. With more former learners than ever before earning a Bachelor’s pass, many now qualify for university […]
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As schools reopen across South Africa, millions of learners are heading back to the classroom at a time when household budgets are financially strained. Rising living costs, stretched incomes and economic uncertainty have made one thing clear: Understanding how money works is not a ‘nice to have’ life skill – it’s essential. “Financial literacy is
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As Africa’s young population continues to grow, understanding money has become a core life skill that shapes future economic stability. As learners across Africa return to school, families and educators are being reminded that essential school supplies go beyond pens and notebooks; financial literacy is now equally critical. While some curricula touch on financial topics
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Education is one of the most important investments a family can make, but the costs can be prohibitive. School fees, uniforms, textbooks, transport, sports, extra lessons and other activities can leave families out of pocket and parents overwhelmed. To worsen the situation, more than a third of South Africans spend up to 40% of their
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School holidays often arrive with a mix of excitement and pressure: Children are ready for freedom, while parents quietly wonder how to keep them busy without relying on endless screen time and expensive outings. According to Phethego Malapane, assistant principal: Social Services and Counselling at SPARK Schools, the holidays are “an opportunity for children to
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Binance Junior is a new parent-controlled app and sub-account for kids and teens, ages 6–17, which offers mums and dads a family-centric platform to build crypto wealth and savings, helping prepare their children for a digital financial future. It allows parents to open and manage crypto savings accounts on behalf of their children, enabling young
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There’s a persistent myth in education that excellence in academics and excellence in sport are somehow in competition – that students must sacrifice one to succeed in the other. In my experience, the opposite is true. Sport doesn’t distract from academic achievement. It strengthens it. As both an educator and a lifelong sportsman, I’ve seen
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We have a collective responsibility to nurture, protect and raise the next generation of leaders in our society. Among the many rights children hold, the right to quality education remains one of the most critical – and the most closely tied to their future well-being. South Africa’s literacy challenges remain a deep concern. Recently, the
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Choosing the right academic path for your child is one of the most important decisions you will ever make, and parents torn between IEB CAPS and Cambridge International often do not know what they need to consider before making the call. Both are two strong, well-regarded curricula offering unique benefits and structures; however, deciding which
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In a world progressing faster than parents can keep up, worry for our children and their relationship with tech is at an all-time high. Not wanting kids to be left behind in the digital world, access to screens starts at a younger and younger age. But with so much of their focus being sucked into
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