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Stories, product updates, and thinking from our team.
Short Sessions, Real Breaks: How We Think About Screen Time
Where we stand on screen time for young children, and the parts of the app designed to send your child away from the screen.
14 September 2026 · 4 min read
WellbeingBig Feelings, Small People: Why We Teach Feelings and Friendships
Naming emotions, calming down and taking turns make every other kind of learning possible. What our Feelings & Friendships lessons cover, and one thing to try this week.
14 September 2026 · 4 min read
LanguageWhy Home Language Comes First
Children learn most easily in the language they already think in. Why we started with Setswana, why every language is free, and why isiZulu is not live yet.
14 September 2026 · 5 min read
CurriculumHow Our Lessons Line Up With CAPS — and Where They Don't
A subject-by-subject map of Mzansi Academy Kids against the Foundation Phase curriculum, including the parts an app cannot or does not teach.
14 September 2026 · 6 min read
Learning ScienceWhy We Bring Words Back Just Before They Fade
Spaced repetition, explained for parents: why reviewing at the right moment beats practising more, how the app schedules it, and one thing we got wrong.
14 September 2026 · 5 min read
ParentsHow to Read Your Child's Progress Report
What each section of the rebuilt progress report means, which part to read first, and how to turn it into ten useful minutes this week.
14 September 2026 · 5 min read
ProductGiving Your Child Their Own Tablet — Without Handing Over Your Account
Children can now sign in on their own phone or tablet. Here is how pairing works, why we never use an email link for it, and when Kids Mode is the better fit.
14 September 2026 · 4 min read
ProductHow Our AI Learning Coach Teaches — Without Giving Away the Answer
A look at the guided, Socratic teaching style and safety rules behind the AI Learning Coach — switched off at launch, and the bar it has to meet before it returns.
10 July 2026 · 5 min read
Our StoryWhy We Built MzansiAcademyKids
How a single-purpose Setswana vocabulary app grew into a whole-child, multilingual learning coach for South African families.
1 June 2026 · 4 min read