Unemployment burdens youth
While unemployment across the board in South Africa is increasing, the youth aged 15 to 34 have borne the brunt of the global economic crisis and the subsequent sluggish employment recovery with a higher unemployment rate than adults. According to Statistics SA’s report, National and provincial labour market: Youth – Q1: 2008 – Q1: 2015, the unemployment rate among youth rose from 32,7% in 2008 to 36,1% in 2011, and has remained between 35% and 37% every year.
200 days the average to ID cyber-attacks
Advanced cyber threats are the most serious security challenge retail organisations face. Despite these concerns, retailers struggle to identify attacks once within the network, according to a new Ponemon Institute Survey, sponsored by Arbor Networks. Known as “dwell” time, the time it takes to identify these attacks is, on average, 197 days for retail organisations. Despite this, 71% of the retail organisations surveyed said they are not optimistic about their ability to improve these results in the coming year.
Facebook opens Africa office in Jo’burg
Facebook has opened its first office in Africa, based in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, and headed up by Nunu Ntshingila. The office will support the significant growth in businesses and people using Facebook. The service’s active user population in Africa has grown 20% to 120-million in June 2015 from 100-million in September 2014. More than 80% of these people access Facebook from their mobile phones.
Connected products drive new revenue streams
The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) has brought with it increased focus on “connected products”. As manufacturers work to retrofit existing products with connectivity and build it into new products, they are faced with the question of how these connected...Africa sets sights on STEM education
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening the teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) on the African continent. The signing took place at the headquarters of the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The AUC Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology (HRST), Dr Martial De-Paul Ikoung, underlines the importance of science, technology and innovation in the quest for Africa’s rapid development.