Pretoria – A recent report by Afrika Tikkun Foundation (ATF) has warned that barriers to literacy in South Africa continue to hold the country back from reaping the benefits of the digital age of learning enjoyed by the developed world.
According to the report, studies have shown that literacy levels are higher in a household with access to the internet and a mobile device than those without access and in the absence of books, mobile devices are the only source of any literature for many homes.
“But in a country like SA, access to these devices is not evenly distributed and inequality has locked millions out of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR),” read the…
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