Three medals for SA team in Iran contest

South Africa was the top programming team in Africa, finishing ahead of Morocco, Nigeria, and Tunisia in a computer programming contest, the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI). South Africa was also the only African team to bring home IOI medals from Tehran....

Education needs to embrace mobile

More students access the Internet on their mobile phones than using their own laptops or tablets. – and education that does not embrace this reality is not meeting students where they are, an expert says. “A survey of students in preparation for the...

Don’t be a sitting duck as IoT threats mount

As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to gain traction, organisations will have to reassess their security practices to accommodate the increase in security alerts. According to Patrick Rhude, head of product management in Nokia’s Security Product Unit, security...
Is gender equality real in SA?

Is gender equality real in SA?

It’s been more than six decades since South African women of all races came together and staged one of the country’s largest demonstrations in history to fight for gender equality. But, in 2017, have women achieved equality in the workplace? CareerJunction...

Youth most vulnerable as unemployment rises

Employment declined by 113 000 to approximately 16,1 million during the second quarter of 2017, according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS). However, the number of job-seekers also declined by 37 000 to approximately 6,2-million resulting in the unemployment...

Cell C recapitalisation concluded

Cell C’ recapitalisation has been concluded, reducing the company’s net debt to no more than R6-billion, including $184-million of bonds which are fully hedged into South African rand. The recapitalisation was made possible by a subscription for shares...