13+ hour, 47+ min ago  (267+ words) Videogame platform Roblox on Monday said it will create tailored accounts for young users in a push to shore up online safety, as it deals with intense global scrutiny over concerns of child endangerment. Through the company's age-check system or…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (915+ words) As schools reopen across South Africa, for millions of children the first day back is not only about books and uniforms, it is about survival. In classrooms where hunger often sits quietly beside learning, the promise of a daily meal…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (889+ words) There are few children's stories as deeply embedded in British " and by extension, South African " childhood as The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton. Long before algorithms curated entertainment and screens dominated attention spans, Blyton offered something simpler: a tree,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (201+ words) The Kwa Zulu-Natal department of education has appointed 500 grade R teachers to improve early childhood education in the province. Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka said the teachers will officially begin work on April 1. He said the move is part of the…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago  (577+ words) SA is at the edge of a profound economic transition. The question before us is: how do we ensure our young people are not left behind? In his State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa issued a clear challenge:…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (677+ words) The high cost of getting a driver's licence is quietly shutting many young people out of job opportunities. Depending on the area and how quickly a learner adapts, learning to drive can cost between R5, 000 and R10, 000, and for many families in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (244+ words) Proverb is beaming with pride after obtaining his Master of Business Administration (MBA) since enrolling at Regenesys in January 2024. The media personality took to his Instagram timeline recently to announce the news to his followers. "My last assignment tried to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (136+ words) Times LIVE POLL | Teen alcohol abuse is spiralling " are we failing our youth? A new study shows alcohol use among South African teenagers, especially girls, has become deeply embedded in everyday life with serious social, emotional, and health consequences. Researchers…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (505+ words) An Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a long-serving Western Cape teacher found guilty of assaulting a pupil, reinforcing the country's longstanding prohibition on corporal punishment in schools. In an award issued on February 25, arbitrator…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (157+ words) Thatohatsi has launched an anti-bullying social media campaign called Hatizens. Through the initiative, the singer said she hopes to spread positivity on the timeline. "Let's normalise spreading love towards one another. Don't be the bad guy." This follows after the…...