How tutoring companies are bridging the education gap
LISA WITEPSK EDUCATION – always a contentious topic in South Africa – has been impacted more than most other industries by the Covid-19 pandemic. But, as always, the flipside to challenge is opportunity, as tutoring companies Kitso Technology Excellence Academy (KTEC) and eThuta show. Eight out of every 10 South African school children are unable to read properly – “not in English, not in their home language, not in any language,” laments Moses Mphahlele, co-founder of eThuta, illustrating why so many parents consider extra educational support a necessity. Reneiloe Seodigeng While this means that individuals offering tutoring services – of…