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South African learn-to-code programme gets global recognition - #R2bP

15 January 2026

Reasons to be Proud - #R2bP: A South African-developed coding programme called Tangible that teaches problem-solving through simple, fun games, and works with or without computers, has been accepted by the international UNICEF-led Learning Cabinet. 

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