Aug 29, 2018
At the recent Think Johannesburg Conference, communications deputy minister Pinky Kekana revealed that the South African government is considering introducing coding at school level. There is a need to assess how we future proof children in a society that is...
Aug 28, 2018
Enterprise retail software development specialist redPanda Software is urging retailers to prepare earlier for Black Friday – to scale their systems, leverage big data analytics and tools and capitalise on an exceptional customer experience. “Many local...
Aug 24, 2018
Africa has led the way in developing mobile fintech solutions for its largely unbanked populations – but the key to further progress in driving financial inclusivity is security. By David Noel-Lardin, vice-president: digital payment at Gemalto CISMEA Fifteen...
Aug 24, 2018
It is no new revelation that traditional retailers are having to revisit their business models as new, agile e-commerce stores are eroding the reach of ‘in store’ retail outlets. To mirror the success of newer, online stores, large retailers are looking to...
Aug 24, 2018
The upcoming M² Hack [Merck x Mest = M² Hackathon] in Cape Town is open. Merck and MEST join forces to power up this year’s most exciting hackathon, with interesting challenges ranging from access to healthcare to biosensing and interfaces, and who better to...
Aug 22, 2018
In the face of the fourth industrial revolution and quickly evovling technology, unless South African TVET colleges develop a technology plan, they will be irrelevant. These challenging words were delivered by Myles Thies, director of digital learning services at...
