Cloud to the rescue as fintech trips up small companies
Online school Switch eDu Online takes applications for 2022
Newly-introduced online-only school Switch eDu Online opens applications for its 2022 cohort, promising pupils a “fresh approach” to learning.
Social justice tech entrepreneur intros legal advice app
New app Lawyered Up will provide legal online counsel for people who may not be able to afford the high costs associated with legal services.
SA’s top scholars explore 5G opportunities
The University of Johannesburg and University of the Witwatersrand’s vice-chancellors lament the continuous delays in the auctioning of spectrum.
BPO firm Sigma takes on 1 300 hires, accelerates growth
The outsourcing company says over 60% of the new hires are from disadvantaged backgrounds and communities in the Western Cape.
WCape witnesses uptick in app-based housing services offering
Since its March 2020 debut, the Western Cape’s housing services mobile app channels over 800 housing applications, with more than 10 500 downloads.
ICASA to raise R200m as operators get provisional spectrum
The licences are valid for a period of seven months, commencing from 1 December 2021 and ending on 30 June 2022, says the regulator.
Advent International to buy McAfee for $14bn
A consortium led by US private equity firm Advent International will pay $14 billion for the cyber security firm established by tech entrepreneur John McAfee in 1987.
Tech enablement in a user requirement world
For the NLC’s CIO, Mothibi Ramusi, digital transformation is about understanding user requirements and delivering the right tools and technologies to meet those requirements.
I've seen the future, and it's fibre
While fibre connectivity is the foundation on which most digital technologies flourish, it’s vital to understand SA’s unique ecosystem to overcome the digital divide.
Blockchain in real life
Blockchain can close the trust gap with technology, but it needs to overcome its own reputational issues first.