AAs the South African government and businesses are focused on the fourth industrial revolution, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (OWLAG) is using innovative teaching and learning methods to prepare its students for the jobs of the future. Yougeshini Periasawmy, computer applications technology teacher at OWLAG explains that “by the end of Grade 12, […]
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) congratulates the chairperson of its board, Prof. Thokozani Majozi, for being awarded the National Order of Mapungubwe. This is the highest honour in South Africa, granted by the president of the country, and it recognises South Africans who have accomplished excellence and exceptional achievement in international research […]
The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) has published the Guideline for the Implementation of Autonomous Systems in Mining. The document offers a broad view of the implementation of these systems, which are being used more and more frequently due to their potential for making the mining industry safer and more productive. The publication covers all […]
According to Tim Genders, chairman of the Wireless Access Providers Association (WAPA), while South Africa has good mobile connectivity across the country, the big issue is affordability. “Mobile data is expensive and it is a luxury item. However, for 90% of the homes in South Africa it is their only option to connect to the […]
MESA Africa (Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association) has aligned with the Africa Automation Fair for the first time this year, to help drive the next level of industry automation in South Africa. MESA Africa is part of MESA International, a worldwide not-for-profit community of manufacturing companies, information technology hardware and software suppliers, system integrators, consulting service […]
The launch of South Africa’s first digital economy summit, endorsed by Cabinet, took place in April at the Wits Tshimologong Digital Innovation Hub and featured a keynote address by the Minister of Telecommunications, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams. The summit is due to take place at the end of June 2019. “As we unpack the critical components of […]
Following a successful period of growth and influence in the ICT sector, the Information Technology Association of South Africa (ITA) has elected a new management team to build on the successes of its predecessors at the recent annual general meeting held on 4 April 2019 in Johannesburg. Thabo Mofokeng, owner of technology consulting firm Solario […]
Reacting to complaints of a general systems failure at Home Affairs and reports of six weeks of downtime on the Unemployment Insurance Fund uFiling site, IITPSA non-executive director and IP3 chair, Moira de Roche, said IT has long been a key component of government service delivery, and that systems failures should not be allowed to […]
The Institute for Information technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has agreed on a supporting partnership with EE Publishers on the ICT Infrastructure 2019 Conference and Expo. The event, to be presented by EE Publishers and Infracom, will be staged at Emperors Palace, Ekurhuleni, on 28 and 29 August, with the theme, “ICT infrastructure to fuel […]
The global professional body for the technology sector has called for defined minimum professional standards for ICT practitioners working on computer systems where human life might be at risk. The call – from IP3 (International Professional Practice Partnership) – follows reports that Boeing has developed a software patch to address the glitch in the 737 […]
