Hybrid learning and how to make it sustainable

In September 2020, charity UNICEF reported that over 90% of countries had adopted some form of distance/remote learning during the height of the pandemic to curb the spread of Covid-19. By Ronald Ravel, director B2B at Dynabook South Africa At the peak of the crisis,...

Tshwane residents to take charge in city upliftment and repair

Tshwane citizens can now assist their municipalities to see service delivery issues resolved in their wards by logging issues through the My Smart City citizen’s platform. The free and independent platform was built with citizens in mind and is now available to...

Emerging markets and the bumpy ride to digitisation

Emerging markets have been following the digitisation race. However, a lack of a user-oriented approach when designing e-services has been slowing down their progress, resulting in poor user engagement and unfulfilled expectations of citizens. According to Mindaugas...

Ukheshe partners with African tech unicorn

Fintech enablement partner Ukheshe Technologies has announced a new partnership with Chipper, one of Africa’s most valuable startups, to enhance and accelerate the rollout out of Chipper’s digital payment offerings. These include free and unlimited P2P...

The effects of climate change on SA’s insurance industry

Climate change is a hotly debated environmental risk and with a marked increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events as outlined by Aon’s Annual Catastrophe Report, there is a rising concern that weather catastrophes will impact the...

Coventry University Group, MasterStart launch online leadership courses

Educational innovators Coventry University Group and MasterStart have combined their acclaimed teaching frameworks to create courses aimed at developing the next generation of leaders and to inspire under-represented groups to gain leadership skills. The collaboration...