South Africa top teacher for this year hails from Limpopo Province. Alfred Mokgalaka, from Hoërskool Frans du Toit in Phalaborwa, Limpopo taught himself how to code during lockdown and then taught his class how to programme robots. Mokgalaka, was awarded first place as the country's best teacher at the annual National Teaching Awards for 2022. The awards are an annual event recognising the role that teachers play in society. The best teacher prize for 2022 was jointly awarded to Mokgalaka and Adil Shaik Mungalee.