Tech can bridge student skills gap

A study of nearly 100 countries across a range of income levels has revealed large gaps in students’ skills – not only in areas such as language arts, math and science, but also in areas such as critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and curiosity. Gaps...

SA student in networking top three

A student from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) School of Information and Communication Technology in Port Elizabeth was placed third in the Africa region of the Cisco Certified Network Associate NetRiders competition. The annual Cisco NetRiders...

SA student takes bronze at IOI

Robert Spencer, a student from Westerford High in Rondebosch, has won a bronze medal at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) held in Brisbane. Spencer is one of four South African students who competed against the top programmers from 80 other countries in...

PhD student’s app changes lives

A University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD graduate’s technology solution is not only changing the lives of many skilled workers who could not find employment, it has also landed her a job with Google in Africa. Shikoh Gitau has devised a simple approach to using mobile...