How business can lead a revolution in education

The gap between businesses’ demand for digital skills and supply among the workforce is widening drastically. According to a global McKinsey survey nearly 90% of executives say they have a shortage of skills needed in their workforce already or expect this to be the...

Huawei celebrates top SA ICT Academy institutions, instructors

Huawei South Africa has held a Huawei ICT Academy Awards Ceremony, celebrating some of the milestones achieved through the Huawei ICT Academy programme and acknowledging top performing academies and instructors in the first half of 2021. The Huawei ICT Academy is a...

What role can tech companies play in education?

The topic of technology in our classrooms is not a new one, but it has of course resurfaced in recent months with the pandemic putting the focus squarely on digital in every arena in our lives. By Thibault Dousson, GM of Lenovo South Africa HolonIQ reports that...

Online University of the People expands in SA

University of the People (UoPeople) has announced its plans to increase its reach among South African students, with local enrolment having expanded from 13 students in 2015 to nearly 1 600 students today. UoPeople is the first non-profit, tuition-free,...

Digital trends are transforming higher education

Pandemic life has resulted in a rapid shift to digitisation, most notably in the education sector. This has meant that teachers, students and parents had to acclimatise to remote e-learning via digital platforms. As a result, traditional face to face teaching methods...

Digital retail and its relationship with data

With more South Africans shopping online than ever, retailers have had to rethink their digital strategies, especially when it comes to data analysis and optimising the supply chain. By Vishalan Moodley at TechSoft International Consumers can buy just about anything...