ICT, skills sustain each other in Africa

ICT can develop skills, which in turn can develop the ICT sector, in a “benefit cycle” that can propel Africa into the mainstream knowledge economy. But more effort is needed to get this wheel rolling, says Ayanda Dlamini, business development manager at LGR...

Shell powers young entrepreneurs

On 16 October 2014, Shell will officially launch the revised LiveWIRE programme – a global social investment initiative that focuses on training and equipping young people with the necessary entrepreneurial skills to combat high levels of youth unemployment and...

South African game developers shine

There’s no doubt about it: “game developer” is one of the coolest job titles ever. There are now hundreds of South Africans wearing that job title (196 full-time, and 284 part-time, according to a recent survey by Make Games South Africa) and making their mark...

SMEs the focus at world export forum

Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, will take centre-stage of the trade and development world on 15 to 17 September as global thinkers, business leaders and practitioners arrive for the 14th World Export Development Forum (WEDF). This is the first time that the International...

Emerging software development trends in SA

The software industry is renowned for moving at breakneck speed – a three-week holiday can see you returning to work and being neck-deep in new terminology, technology and techniques, says Mark Beets, GM: Business Development at Entelect Software. It has become...