Why organisations are adopting cloud-based payroll, HR
Cloud-based services are becoming ubiquitous across the full spectrum of business functions and applications. This growth is being fuelled by many factors, including gaining more flexibility in features, better compliance, and more control and cost compared to using...
The Learning Resource: The Admin Assistant
Administration assistants are the indispensable and capable all-rounders that makes the business tick. In a recent book called Linchpin, Seth Godin asks the aspirational reader one simple question – Are you indispensable? In many jobs this answer is often ‘No’ but not...
More teachers needed to cure social ills
At a time when the country is in dire need of more teachers, the popular teacher training programme, Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), is being discontinued at some higher education institutions. The good news is that the PGCE is still being offered at...
Jewel City brings DigiEd school to Joburg inner city
Jewel City, the lifestyle precinct in Johannesburg's Maboneng district, has opened the first high school in the inner city with the launch of a Curro DigiEd school. The school forms part of Ithemba Properties' vision for an affordable metropolitan lifestyle precinct...
Cloud can help educational institutions cut costs
With the highest youth unemployment rate in the world, paired with worrying skills shortages, the pressure is on universities and other tertiary education institutions in South Africa to admit more students. By Gomedi Makhongoana, technology public sector director at...
Schools are an easy target for criminals
With large amounts of cash and very little security, schools are now becoming an easy target for criminals. Numerous schools across the country have already been raided with several serious incidents and even fatalities. Parents are urged act swiftly to ensure the...
The Learning Resource: The Architect
Plan, design, create and shape the skyline of tomorrow, today. An architect is defined as a person who can design buildings. They also supervise their construction, manage teams of varied sizes, and play a vital role in urban and rural developments. It’s a rich and...
The Learning Resource: The Bookkeeper
If you’ve got a head for numbers and a passion for details, then the professional bookkeeping career is definitely one worth thinking about. Not only is it a job that’s in high demand but it is one that offers you plenty of scope for growth. You can leapfrog from...
Don’t tell students about 4IR: inspire them
It's amazing how quickly the world around us is changing, writes Dewet Joubert, RS Components. The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is upon us and how we continue to adapt to this era of rapid technological and societal change is crucial. Why we need to adapt and...
Could animation make education more accessible?
Today's learners are online and respond far better to visuals than simple text. Despite the socio-economic inequality among South Africa's youth, could animation offer a way to improve educational outcomes? By Glenn Gillis, CEO of Sea Monster Studies have shown that...
Limpopo school gets ICT equipment, training
Liquid Telecom South Africa is equiping Batlhalerwa Secondary school in Limpopo with ICT equipment and training to help learners and teachers achieve better results at school while also improving career opportunities. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister,...
Bridging the skills gap in Africa
Holistic programmes can empower Africa's youth to leapfrog towards a better future, writes Takreem El Tohamy, GM of IBM Middle East and Africa. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is underway and it is shaping up some of the most significant opportunities and challenges...