South Africa has achieved a significant milestone, being ranked as the second most literate country on the African continent, with an adult literacy rate of 95%, according to recent findings by Intelpoint Research. The rankings are measured by the percentage of individuals aged 15 and older who can read and write. Top Literacy Nations in […]... SOUTH AFRICA’S TESTAMENT TO DECADES OF EDUCATIONAL REFORM
Are you a South African student looking to pursue higher education in Germany? The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) Funda Germany scholarship offers a unique opportunity to achieve your academic goals. This initiative provides fully funded scholarships for South African students to pursue Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD ... UNLOCKING OPPORTUNITIES: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE DHET FUNDA GERMANY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME 2025/2026
Signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa on September 13, 2024, the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act 32 of 2024, commonly known as the BELA Act, is a piece of legislation that signifies a pivotal moment in South Africa’s educational landscape. Aiming to rectify longstanding disparities in the education sector through promoting inclusivi... UNDERSTANDING THE BASIC EDUCATION LAWS AMENDMENT ACT 32 OF 2024 IN SIMPLE TERMS
The release of matric results is an annual moment of both nostalgia and anticipation for South Africans. It brings back memories of early mornings at the garage, rushing to grab the paper and families huddled together, eagerly scanning the names. Shouts of joy echo through neighbourhoods as dreams are realised and new chapters begin for […] ... EXPERIENCE WORLD CLASS EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY
By Kagiso Bonoko Brand South Africa’s strategic partnerships include the promotion of education in South Africa to fight poverty and inequality. For this reason, Brand South Africa, through its Play Your Part programme partnered with the College of Africa (CoA) to promote access to education among the disadvantaged youth. The College of Af... The College of Africa’s bursary scheme bears fruit
South Africa has a strong reputation for tertiary academic excellence, which translates into high international interest for students looking to study in the country as well as a high standard of South African qualifications abroad. The country’s institutions boast qualities such as good governance, research productivity, academic capacity and inn... South Africa’s tertiary academic institutions continue to be ranked among the best in the world
South Africa continues to get global acknowledgement and admiration for having some of the finest minds that are sought after at the highest levels. Proof to the pudding are the three recent appointments of the country’s respected academics which include – Professors Thuli Madonsela, Tshilidzi Marwala and Zeblon Vilakazi– by top internationa... ‘Our higher learning institutions, academics, scientists and technologists are sought after worldwide’
The International Youth Foundation Country Director, Anusha Naicker, Commemorates Youth Day Youth Month is a time to recognise, acknowledge and celebrate young people who made their mark and took a stand for their rights. It is this generation of young people that taught me that courage is required to follow through even in the […] ... The Power of the Youth. The Power of the World
While the city of Cape Town makes progress to rebuild damage to property and many UCT students returning back to the university following displacement caused by wildfires. The city received some positive news on job creation and investment from Amazon, a week after facing a disaster. It seems that the second most populous city in […] SOUTH AFRICA’S ROAD TO RECOVERY GETS A BOOST AS AMAZON INVESTS IN CAPE TOWN
The human race has battled many a war – both seen and unseen, and as we become more au fait with our history, it is evident that all major crises have been fought with unwavering dedication and collaboration. With this same vigour, the widely-publicised student-led protest movement, #FeesMustFall was forged in mid-October 2015 in South […] ... Creatives join forces to raise funds for F.A.M
For the first time more than 1178 learners at Zisukhanyo Secondary School in Philippi, Cape Town have a well-stocked and fully functional library. At the much-anticipated launch, Brand South Africa and the Bookery will hand over the library to the school on Friday 23 April 2021 in celebration of World Book Day. The Bookery is […] THE BOOKERY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BRAND SOUTH AFRICA TO OPEN A NEW LIBRARY AT ZISUKHANYO SECONDARY SCHOOL IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD BOOK DAY, APRIL 23,2021
Brand South Africa’s strategic partnerships with business stakeholders are critical to the promotion of education in South Africa as they contribute to efforts that fight poverty and inequality. For this reason, Brand South Africa’s through its Play Your Part programme, recently collaborated with Optimi to handover educational resources in the Nort... SUPPORTING LEARNERS EVERY STEP OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY
A week since the official opening of the 2021 academic schooling year, Brand South Africa and its stakeholders; Triple Eight, the Khama Billiat Foundation and the Gauteng Department of Education, partnered to host an activation to support learners through yet another year of the pandemic. The activation hosted as part of Brand South Africa’s Play [... SUPPORTING SCHOOLS THROUGH ANOTHER YEAR OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Brand South Africa would like to take this opportunity to applaud the matric class of 2020 for striving to succeed during one of the most challenging years in human history. Navigating through stops and starts, illness and loss of loved ones could not have been easy. 2020 was a year like no other yet the […] SCHOLARS OF COURAGE – SALUTE TO THE CLASS OF 2020
Brand South Africa together with its partners, Old Mutual Foundation, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and loveLife hosted a virtual conversation with the Matric Class of 2020 with support from the Mpumalanga Department of Education. The virtual conversations are part of the Old Mutual Foundation led project; ‘The #21 Acts of Goodness for the Matric C... #21 ACTS OF GOODNESS FOR THE MATRIC CLASS OF 2020
By Phindi Maduna Brand South Africa always strives to inspire and empower the country’s citizens to contribute to positive change in the world. South African youth are an important driver of social, economic and political transformation in the world, in spite of the many socio-economic and environmental obstacles that they face. These challenges, b... Conversations with the Youth: Healing South Africa
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela Brand South Africa applauds the Class of 2019 for successfully excelling in their matric examinations. Well wishes to all the matriculants as they pursue various opportunities in efforts to building a brighter future. We urge them to play […] ... Congratulations to the Class of 2019
Brand South Africa in collaboration with the National Heritage Council hosted a heritage schools outreach camp from the 23rd to 27th of September 2019. The national camp, with all nine provinces represented, took place in Bela Bela, Warmbaths in Limpopo, with the aim of inculcating the culture of self-appreciation and national identity for school l... Brand South Africa partners with the National Heritage Council and other stakeholders for HESOP2019
Nine (9) schools represented by a group of four learners from each province will represent their provinces at the 2018 Heritage Education Schools Outreach Programme (HESOP) competition at the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in Free State from 01 to 05 October 2018. The HESOP is an annual programme by the National Heritage Council (NHC) [&hellip... Educational Heritage camp to ignite learners of intangible heritage
The Breaking Down Borders Africa Youth Initiative in collaboration with Brand South Africa will be bringing another chapter of this year’s Africa Youth Summit. Brand South Africa’s Ntombi Ntanzi had a quick Q&A session with Founder of Breaking Down Borders Africa Initiative Paul Modjadji on its 2018 Summit. Ntombi Ntanzi(NN): What is the Breaki... The Breaking Down Borders Africa Youth Initiative
