Shortage of security skills a concern

The information security field is extremely fast moving; however, the scarcity of skills in South Africa remains at a critical state, and businesses are at risk of employing inadequate resources that could potentially leave their company vulnerable to cybercrime,...

Need for tech-savvy workforce grows

Today, you could say there is a global technology skills shortage. Demand for mobile applications and other consumer-technology is growing, but we just don’t have enough computer scientists or other tech-skilled graduates or school leavers, says Selvin Kristnen, MD...

Boost open source skills with Obsidian

South African companies are realising the benefits of adopting open source solutions in their operations but are often limited by a lack of trained staff. However, Obsidian Systems provides a host of resource offerings to address the needs of any organisation...

GE invests R700m in SA skills, SMEs

GE South Africa is to invest R700-million in two initiatives, which will enable the growth of critical skills and the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa. Of the total amount, R500-million will be allocated to the creation of a research...

Rockefeller Foundation, EOH to grow skills

The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a $1-million grant to EOH to spur job creation in the ICT sector for South Africa’s disadvantaged youth. The grant comes to support EOH’s Youth Job Creation Initiative launched in 2012 which aims at stimulating youth job...