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PMI launches course to help create a workforce of creative problem solvers [Sponsored]

Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading association for project professionals and changemakers, announced the launch of their new course on 15 June 2021….

This crowdsourced phrasebook app wants to help South Africans understand each other

South Africa, like our ever globalising world, is made up of a really diverse bunch. It’s colourful but often messy. This is where Aweza…

Does iGrow Academy have what it takes to help educate the masses on a budget?

The youth bears the brunt of South Africa’s unemployment crises. Ranked third highest in the world, a 2014 report by the World Economic Forum…

Are elearning startups Nigeria’s best hope for a new wave of innovation?

This week, Lagos will host its third annual Social Media Week. Last year, it featured a Battlefield startup competition that was won by educational…

SA’s edtech startup Brighter Futures offers online math tuition for R50

South Africa’s elearning startup space is growing bigger (and brighter) by the day. Recently launched online tutoring service Brighter Futures joins the race to…

Cape Town gets Africa’s first taste of Startup Weekend Education action

Africa’s first ever Startup Weekend Education event took place this past weekend in Cape Town. There were five teams involved, with other high profile…

SA schools to get savvy with new virtual classroom tool by Mxit, UNICEF

Today, South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Basic Education Enver Surty, together with the MEC for Education in Gauteng Panyaza Lesufi, officially unveiled a new…

SA’s Snapplify eyes other emerging markets as it expands to South America

South African ebook distribution startup Snapplify recently announced that it’s taking its electronic retail platform to other emerging markets, starting with South America. The…

Startup Weekend EDU comes to Cape Town, aims to encourage edtech innovation

A first in Africa, Startup Weekend Education (EDU) will be taking place from 5 – 7 September in Cape Town, South Africa to help…

Pearson looking to fund, incubate Africa’s top edtech startups

Pearson, in collaboration with US accelerator Village Capital, has announced its Edupreneurs programme which seeks to support entrepreneurs across Africa trying to solve pressing…

15 creative edtech startups empowering Africa’s learners

eLearning Africa 2014 recently saw both thinkers and tinkerers from around the continent and abroad get together in Kampala, Uganda. They discussed the current…

Snapplify readies ebook distribution platform for SA schools

ePublishing startup Snapplify is set to provide South African learners access to (digital) educational content through a new, and free, eBook store. Snapplify states…

Rethink Education: a startup’s crusade to revolutionise the way we learn

Based in South Africa, Douglas Hoernle, went from working in the Cape’s wine industry to the edtech space when he co-founded the startup Rethink…

eLearning Africa Conference kicks-off end of May, to focus on innovation

In an effort to unite developers, researchers, techies and teachers, the eLearning Africa Conference will be taking place from 28 to 30 May in…

iLearn offers new online adaptive training platform for businesses

We all know there’s a lot of hype and hope concerning innovative elearning applications for African school students and abroad but what about online…

Obami launches mobile education initiative, puts tutors in your pocket

South African social learning platform Obami has recently announced the launch of its new mobile tutoring service, Obami Tutor. The initiative aims to help connect…

Daptio: the SA startup personalising education with adaptive online courses

Online learning in South Africa is still in its infancy. But many regard the African continent as the next frontier of online education, with…

Here is why you should care more about elearning and green startups

They aren’t as flashy or sexy as providing a new social or music app gimmick, but startups and projects involved in areas such as…

Learncafe: the elearning startup that aims to transform Brazilian education

Learncafe, as the name suggests, is a social place where people can learn and connect. Based in Brazil, the online company aims to connect…

11 interesting tech startups kickstarting Brazilian education

As should be the case in most parts of the world, Brazil’s education startups are booming. From interactive games and online video lectures to…

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