Tuesday, 18 August 2026

Tankiso Vukeya said Data Tank BI Solutions runs container-based tech centres inside schools, teaching coding, robotics and system development through real school systems like websites, parent portals and attendance tools.

The model also places unemployed IT graduates in schools as mentors and system managers, giving them practical experience while learners build working digital solutions and a portfolio employers can measure.

Vukeya said Day Tech Center currently has one container operating in Soweto, is funded through private-sector CSI, and can be expanded by repurposing donated containers rather than building full computer labs.

Parenting coach Zonke Shazwek Rongwani urged parents to start body-safety, consent and boundary conversations early, build trust before adolescence, and avoid fear-based or purely compliant parenting.

Leadership coach Simpiwe Ngide argued that private choices become public life, that people are not their failures, and that growth requires letting go of the old self and stepping into the new.