Critical Skills Survey extended

In his State of the Nation Address, President Ramaphosa announced the imminent release of the anticipated updated Critical Skills list for public comment by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). The list forms part of a drive to attract critically deemed skills to...

Resilience, inclusion could be latest Covid victims

Covid-19 has not only claimed millions of lives, but it also risks widened long-standing health, economic and digital disparities. Billions of caregivers, workers and students – especially minorities who were disadvantaged before the pandemic – could be at...

Schooling, education left behind as Covid bites

Parents around South Africa are both cautious about their children returning to school and frustrated by the time lost through 2020. Given relatively low internet connectivity in most areas of the country, online learning has largely failed as a stopgap during...

Work from home drives home improvement trend

Since March 2020, 70% of consumers have reported making changes in their living environment due to spending more time at home during the pandemic, and more than half (51%) have reported purchasing at least one smart device during that period. According to a study from...

Continued education rollouts drive EMEA tablet market

The tablet market in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region totaled 14,6-million units in 4Q20, growing 11,7% year on year (YoY), according to data from IDC ‘ s Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. The continued demand generated by...

Pat Gelsinger takes the reins at Intel

Pat Gelsinger has officially become the eighth CEO in Intel’s history, having taken up the position yesterday (14 February). Gelsinger brings more than four decades of technology and leadership experience to the job, including 30 years at Intel, where he began...