Education

Through its partnership with iSchoolAfrica, the Emeris Nelson Mandela Bay Faculty of Education is taking its students’ learning beyond the lecture room and into a real school environment. The initiative is giving the IIE Bachelor of Education in Intermediate and Foundation Phase Teaching students the opportunity to explore how technology can be used meaningfully in …

Tangible was one of three national academic impact case studies presented at the Universities South Africa Higher Education Conference in Pretoria. GQEBERHA — A coding project that began at Nelson Mandela University has been recognised nationally for its academic and social impact. Professor Jean Greyling, Head of Computing Sciences at Nelson Mandela University and founder …

The Faculty of Education and Career Services at Emeris Nelson Mandela Bay brought together principals, educators, education officials, parents and school communities to celebrate the work of its fourth year IIE Bachelor of Education in Intermediate and Foundation phase student teachers at its recent Service-Learning Showcase and Faculty of Education Career Evening. The event gave …

GQEBERHA, SOUTH AFRICA — South Africa is beginning the phased introduction of Coding and Robotics into primary schools in 2026, but the Department of Basic Education has said the cost of teacher training, equipment and IT infrastructure means the subject cannot yet be made mandatory for every learner. Against that backdrop, more than 50,000 learners …

The Digital Dome (also known as the Digital Planetarium) at the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) Ocean Sciences Campus is the centerpiece of the university’s award-winning Science and Knowledge Centre in Gqeberha. As the most sophisticated facility of its kind in South Africa, it is designed to move beyond traditional astronomy to act as a “3D …

While the first academic term is already underway, the Coega Development Corporation (Coega) remains firmly committed to advancing United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 ensuring inclusive, equitable, and quality education for all by 2030. Through targeted interventions in marginalised communities, Coega continues to demonstrate that meaningful development is driven not by timelines, but by purpose …

The Collegiate Girls’ High School has achieved an outstanding 100% Matric pass rate in the 2025 examinations, with an impressive 99.23% Bachelor’s pass rate. Notably, the school has consistently maintained a 100% Matric pass rate since 2021, a clear indication of sustained academic excellence. This remarkable achievement reflects the dedication, discipline, and hard work of …

In my day children were referred to as being ‘troublesome’ or ‘lazy’ or ‘thick skinned’ or ‘slow’ or ‘dumb’. Nowadays we refer to children that are learning challenged as qualifying for a ‘Special Needs’ school. In the context of South African schooling the term Special Needs refers to learners who face barriers to learning that …

Summerwood Primary School teacher Bronwen Jonson has been nominated for a National Teaching Award (NTA) in recognition for her passion for coding and robotics. The NTAs are presented by the Department of Basic Education annually in acknowledgement of excellence and innovation in teaching and learning across South Africa. Jonson was nominated in the Excellence in …

From 30 learners in 2018 in Gqeberha to over 50 000 young people from across Africa and Southeast Asia in 2025; this is the incredible growth that the #Coding4Mandela movement has shown. The annual event hosted by Tangible Africa reached 6 000 youth in 2022, and in 2024 a total of 32 000 young people participated. This …

With Mandela Day fast approaching, Tangible Africa is looking forward to a vibrant and fun #Coding4Mandela global event throughout the month of July 2025. In 2024, Tangible Africa reached an impressive 32 000 young people across Africa and Southeast Asia in the biggest Mandela Day interventions to-date. Tangible Africa Plans to expand participation further for …

There is an old joke that goes along the lines of; “How can you tell someone went to Grey School? They will tell you!” BUT, what a lot of them will NOT tell you is just how many present and past pupils have been supported by various Old Grey Boys through the years. So, let …

At the beginning of this 2025 Tangible Africa set out to reach 100 schools across Nelson Mandela Bay with coding and computational thinking training. This may seem like a massive task, but not for Tangible Africa, an engagement project of Nelson Mandela University Computing Sciences Department and the Leva Foundation non-profit organisation. Since its establishment …

The FEM ED Company is an independent NPO funded by Umoya Communications, the owner of Algoa FM. The FEM ED Company invites non-profit organisations involved in education in the Algoa FM broadcast area to apply for funding. Algoa FM’s broadcast footprint stretches from the Wild Coast to the Garden Route and inland through the Karoo …

Demystifying tangible coding was one of the lasting impacts a three-year pilot project had on teachers in schools across South Africa. The partnership between the Department of Basic Education and teacher unions SADTU, NAPTOSA, SAOU, NATU and PEU, involved organisations like Tangible Africa who upskilled and trained teachers in “Skills for a Changing World”. The …