TEACH News

The TEACH South Africa recruitment team, led by Recruitment Manager Shesnee Naidoo, are excited to launch their new graduate recruitment campaign. “Working closely with our communications partner Flow Communications, the concept and content of the new campaign was aimed at addressing some short-comings of the previous recruitment campaigns,” says Naidoo. “The… Read more

My name is Abdulmugheeth Petersen and I hold a B.A. with majors in Psychology and English from the University of the Western Cape. I served as a TEACH Ambassador at Mosibudi High School, Sekororo in the Mopani District of Limpopo from January 2011 until December 2012. I came to know about… Read more

Learn more about the TEACH South Africa initiative, the organisation’s goals, and what it means to be a TEACH Ambassador.

TEACH South Africa recently hosted a funders’ breakfast at the Barloworld head office in Sandton, where existing and potential partners of the TEACH initiative were given feedback on how the organisation has grown over the years.  Barloworld director Isaac Shongwe played an important role in getting TEACH South Africa off the… Read more

The first time I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I was 10 years old and replied, “A doctor because I want to help people.” Back then I thought the only way I would be able to help people was by becoming a doctor. I soon… Read more

Thanks to the kind generosity of several individuals, a worthy learner from a disadvantaged community now has the chance to fulfill his dreams through a university education. On 8 January 2013 the article, “Help give Tebogo Khumalo the future he deserves” was posted on the TEACH South Africa website. The article… Read more

While the mood of celebration reigns among the learners who have passed their matric, there is also a great sense of achievement and relief and pride among other role-players such as parents, government, organisations and last but not least, educators. For most teachers, knowing that they have contributed positively to the… Read more

It’s always encouraging to see the vision and passion each new group of graduates brings to the TEACH South Africa programme. After catching up with five of these bright young minds as they completed their rigorous Ambassador training at the South African Breweries Training Institute in Kyalami, it soon became clear… Read more

TEACH South Africa strongly believes its two-year Ambassador programme assists graduates to become excellent teachers, while at the same time building future leaders in the classroom. TEACH Ambassadors embark on a two-year journey to teach in historically disadvantaged schools. These Ambassadors come from different backgrounds and have little knowledge of the… Read more

Mihloti Shingange, a B.Sc Chemistry graduate from the University of Pretoria, decided to join TEACH South Africa because she believed that no man is an island. When she was in high school, there was a Mathematics and Science teacher who changed her life. He used to offer extra lessons Monday through… Read more