Bill Gates once-again world’s richest
Microsoft creator Bill Gates is once again the world’s richest person, as an upsurge in Microsoft’s stock price pushed him beyond former number one Carlos Slim. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, More...
Five great African tech innovations
Africa is filled with innovative solutions, from making life just a little bit easier in rural areas, to actually saving lives in the most dire of situations through science. While Africa is slowly catching up to More...
Tech sector needs more girls
South Africa needs to actively encourage young girls to consider technology as a career option if the country is going to address key issues like the current skills shortage in the IT sector and spiralling levels More...
SA government factors in Africa’s growth, IT in its fiscal plans
South Africa’s Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan delivered his 2013/2014 Budget Speech before parliament this week and highlighted government’s plans to spend on infrastructure, on support for small business More...
Technology at the heart of Egypt’s growth plan
In 2011 Egypt made worldwide headlines as a revolution took hold and anti-government protestors vented their anger and frustration against the regime. It was a time when the world held its collective breath in anticipation More...
Tech leaders to showcase at Tech Demo Africa 2013
IT News Africa’s second annual demo conference, Tech Demo Africa 2013, is scheduled for 21 – 22 May at the Innovation Hub in Pretoria, and is guaranteed to be even bigger than last year’s event. A session More...
IBM to help students with technology skills
IBM has announced an array of programs and resources to help students and IT professionals develop new technology skills and prepare for jobs of the future. The initiatives include new training courses and resources More...
Microsoft’s Partners in Learning officially underway
Microsoft’s Partners in Learning Global Forum officially kicked off in the Czech Republic’s capital of Prague and is expected to attract over 650 educators, policy makers and learners from 86 different countries to More...
Technology, Africa’s key to education
Education is pivotal to the growth of any nation and at Microsoft’s Partners in Learning Global Forum 2012, being held in Prague, Czech Republic, a number of solutions are being showcased that can be used to More...
Near-Field Communication: Fad or phase?
In recent months, NFC (Near-Field Communication) has become a bit of a buzzword. NFC allows compatible devices, brought in close proximity to one another, to exchange data such as contacts, media files and other More...