Digitalisation on the cards for renewed Home Affairs

Digitalisation on the cards for renewed Home Affairs

The rejuvenation of Home Affairs is top of new minister Leon Schreiber’s agenda – and digitisation will be key to this. “I believe that if we can demonstrate that even a department as maligned as Home Affairs can work and even thrive,” he says. “And the key to making...
Corruption is African youth’s biggest bugbear

Corruption is African youth’s biggest bugbear

Africa’s youth have bounced back from the ravages of Covid-19, but they aren’t happy with the direction their governments are taking. They are unafraid to speak out and they are unequivocal about what the greatest threat to their futures is – corruption....
SA children face big school readiness challenges

SA children face big school readiness challenges

A major global survey of primary school teachers has revealed that a significant proportion of South African children are starting school without being developmentally ready, placing them at a disadvantage compared to their international peers. The survey, conducted...
IBM, Intel collaborate to drive AI innovation

IBM, Intel collaborate to drive AI innovation

IBM and Intel are collaborating to deploy Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerators as a service on IBM Cloud by early next year to help more cost effectively scale enterprise AI and drive innovation underpinned with security and resiliency. This collaboration will also enable...
Capitec enhances CX with cloud-based services

Capitec enhances CX with cloud-based services

Kathy Gibson reports from AWS Summit in Sandton – Capitec is adding features to its AWS-based app that will allow customers to place calls from within the app. Customers can already access the app without having to use data – and now the calls to Capitec...
AWS renews commitment to cloud, AI in Africa

AWS renews commitment to cloud, AI in Africa

Kathy Gibson reports from AWS Summit in Sandton – AWS has already invested R15,6-billion in building infrastructure in Africa – and has committed to a further R30,4-billion. “Whether it is opening new office locations, or enabling the distribution...