Government’s efforts to have a coding and robotics learning framework from as early as grade R in public schools across SA have been solidified. This, is after the Department of Basic Education (DBE) ...

Despite growing global emphasis on digital skills, South Africa’s Department of Basic Education has confirmed that Coding and Robotics will not become compulsory subjects in the near future. Instead, ...

Excited teachers and learners (back, from left) Sushilla Kistamurthy, Terrisha Haripersad, Michelle Michael and Clinton Pillay, with learners Sthandiwe Mbhele, Lilli Anna Clarman, Abeeha Pezisa and ...

Some articles in the media over the past few weeks have made concerning statements about the implementation of the coding and robotics curriculums not being mandatory in “the foreseeable future”. The ...

While the Annual Performance Plan recognises the importance of these subjects for developing essential skills, it emphasises that the department’s primary focus remains on enhancing literacy and ...