{"id":2383,"date":"2022-06-27T11:36:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T11:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/?page_id=2383"},"modified":"2024-01-19T14:11:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:11:55","slug":"media-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/media-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Media &#038; News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video alignfull video-banner\"><video controls muted src=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Smartstart-Oudtshoorn-Girl_-In-yard-building-Edit-001.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-52b325f7 uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\"><div class=\"ast-breadcrumbs-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ast-breadcrumbs-inner\"><nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumb-trail breadcrumbs\" ><div class=\"ast-breadcrumbs\"><ul class=\"trail-items\" ><li  class=\"trail-item trail-end\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/\" rel=\"home\"><span >Home<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-30946d0c\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-c25b1e0c uagb-heading-text uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Media &amp; News<\/h1><\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-ced14e0b uagb-heading-text uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob\"><h6 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\">Read the latest news and video content from SmartStart.<\/p><\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-603050f4 uagb-heading-text uag-hide-desktop uag-hide-desktop\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Media &amp; News<\/h1><\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined uag-hide-desktop uag-hide-desktop\">Read the latest news and video content from SmartStart.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-5e0b7b5f\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center m-b-0 uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-14091d2c uagb-heading-text uag-hide-desktop uag-hide-desktop\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">News<\/h1><\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1141\" height=\"19\" src=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/news-06.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/news-06.png 1141w, https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/news-06-300x5.png 300w, https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/news-06-1024x17.png 1024w, https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/news-06-768x13.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1141px) 100vw, 1141px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-masonry uagb-post-grid ss-posts-grid uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-e87c2bef     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-3 is-masonry uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1\" data-total=\"1\" 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uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tSmartStart congratulates the Matric class of 2023 on their 84% pass rate.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/2018-09-03-1310\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/think-cell_logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/think-cell_logo.jpg 652w, https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/think-cell_logo-300x71.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/2018-09-03-1310\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">think-cell<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2022-11-17T09:13:57+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tNovember 17, 2022\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='uagb-post__taxonomy'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-tag dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you having difficulty presenting complex data? The SmartStart HUB recommends using think-cell to create and edit professional and elegant&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/lgt-ventures-invest-in-scaling-smartstart-ecd-network\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/news-01.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/lgt-ventures-invest-in-scaling-smartstart-ecd-network\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">LGT Ventures invest in scaling SmartStart<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2021-12-03T12:24:23+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tDecember 3, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='uagb-post__taxonomy'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-tag dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>LGT Venture Philanthropy provides a three-year follow-on investment to SmartStart to support them in scaling their ECD network across South&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/pampers-celebrate-single-parents\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/news-02.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/news-02.png 352w, https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/news-02-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/pampers-celebrate-single-parents\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Pampers celebrate single parents<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2021-11-04T12:34:16+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tNovember 4, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='uagb-post__taxonomy'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-tag dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This Children\u2019s Day, Pampers Celebrates Single Parents who brought the world home when theirbabies couldn\u2019t step out through their campaign.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/why-we-should-care-about-the-childrens-amendment-bill\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/news-03.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/news-03.png 352w, https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/news-03-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/why-we-should-care-about-the-childrens-amendment-bill\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Why we should care about the Children\u2019s Amendment Bill<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2021-05-10T12:42:12+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tMay 10, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='uagb-post__taxonomy'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-tag dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>From time to time, there is a new law that has the potential to bend the arcof South Africa\u2019s social&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__load-more-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-post-pagination-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uagb-post__load-more\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOlder entries\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section 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