Tamara Mafilika

Multimedia Journalist, IOL News

Vuma’s sanitary pad drive gives Tshwane girls carefree days and uninterrupted education

Tamara Mafilika|Published

Most households in South Africa are already struggling for survival, and the choice between buying a loaf of bread to satisfy a grumbling stomach, or a sanitary ...

Hone your exam skills with these 5 tips and tricks

Tamara Mafilika|Published

After months of attending classes and submitting assignments, exam season is finally here. And with it comes multiple hours of revision, which can be a difficult ...

Busting 3 common myths of online schooling

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The COVID-19 pandemic forced students and parents to embrace a new way of learning.

Are you considering studying towards a degree in Biotechnology?

Tamara Mafilika|Published

Biotechnology has become more crucial than ever before.

120 computer tablets donated to Gauteng schools and the Kea Mpane Foundation

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When the digital divide stands in the way of obtaining a quality education, it’s also a knowledge divide.

Transforming plastic waste into building materials for classrooms

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Landfills are filling up, the ocean is drowning in plastic and fauna and flora species are dropping like flies.

Employment trends to shape and change 2022

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The past year was a year of revival for several industries amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Organisations partner to provide much needed support to orphanage

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The recent violent unrest in South Africa left many people unemployed and in distress.

Popular jobs that require TVET college accreditation

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Many millennials are baffled and confused when it comes to their careers.

Meet the matrics who stood out from the pack

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The matric Class of 2020’s top achievers were recognised and commended for their resilience as the Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced the matric pass rate ...

Blow-ups that affected matric exams

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Being in Matric is not easy, but doing it in the middle of a pandemic is not for the fainthearted.

Matric results? Focus on what you can control

Tamara Mafilika|Published

Following arguably the most tumultuous year a Matric class had to face in recent history, the Matric Class of 2020 now await their results, with many still not having ...

Understanding the different types of learning disorders  – Part 2

Tamara Mafilika|Published

When a school-aged child struggles with concentration, fidgets and has difficulty sitting still, parents are quick to think that the child may suffer from attention ...

5 things to expect from the education sector in 2021

Tamara Mafilika|Published

The year 2020 saw disruption in the global education system like no other year in our lifetime. COVID-19 created a plethora of problems but also brought new opportunities ...

9 strategies to help a child with separation anxiety at school

Tamara Mafilika|Published

Back-to-school jitters are to be expected even in normal times, which this year is surely not.