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CITY PRESS Thandisizwe Mgudlwa 2019-09-19 23:55   Once upon a time there was a philosophy called ubuntu. This philosophy of ubuntu, a Nguni word meaning humanity in the Queen’s language, appeared in South Africa around the mid-19th century. Although ubuntu has not always received the support and following it should have received from all sectors of South African society, it nevertheless espoused the promotion of humanness through goodness, kindness, sharing, loving and all the qualities encouraged by most faiths universally. Somehow, by the attainment of democracy in South Africa in 1994, ubuntu, for whatever reason, became an afterthought. The democratic...

Monday, 19 December 2016 SADC Sustainable Development Needs A Pumped-Up Education Sector > Thandisizwe Mgudlwa The SADC education space suffers from a lack consistent and informative reflections.  Although education has previously been identified as a pillar for human progress and for the development of an economically marginalized Southern African region, little seems to be reported on the processes employed in bettering the regions's education sector. Take, the SADC Regional Environmental Education Programme (SADC REEP) for an example. In existence for more than 20 years now, was represented at the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), Japan in...

Monday, 19 September 2016 Kha Ri Gude 'Let Us Learn' Adult Literacy Programme Wins UNESCO Award By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa   The Kha Ri Gude (Let Us Learn) Adult Literacy Programme (KGALP) which is an initiative of the Government of South Africa is the winner of the 2016 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) International Literacy Award.   Kha Ri Gude which means 'Let Us Learn' is Tshivenda, and now facilitated  by the  Department of Basic Education (DBE), was born in February 2008 after a 2006 study by the Ministerial Committee on Literacy  established that about 9.6 million adults or 24% of the entire adult population...

Wednesday, 22 February 2017 “IBM Digital - Nation Africa” Lifts Continent's Education Sector Thandisizwe Mgudlwa African education and training has always been making progress.And its doing it again. This time, it is through the IBM launched of its $70 million (approximately R945 million) digital education initiative, “IBM Digital - Nation Africa”, on February 8, this month.Experts have noted that the initiative is aimed at building much-needed digital, cloud, and cognitive IT skills to help support a 21st century workforce in Africa.According to IBM, this initiative provides a cloud-based learning platform designed to provide free skills development programs for up to...

Pegg Seeks to End Business Administrative Burden > Thandisizwe Mgudlwa   Business owners could have their work cut out, at least as far as administration requirements are concerned. This is thanks to Pegg.   Pegg, is the personal trainer for business owners.   "Pegg will log your expenses and file your receipts for you, with no fuss at all. Pegg can tell you what you’ve spent or earned for the month and remind you instantly who owes you money."   The most remarkable thing about Pegg isn’t the financial skills and super-sharp memory, but the fact that it is a...