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5 E-Learning Platforms that Should Be on Every Professional’s Radar
Several years ago, the term ‘upskill’ would have been considered corporate jargon. However, the recent transition from brick-and-mortar offices to virtual spaces has created an urgent need for professionals to prioritise continuous learning to remain relevant in the ever-changing workplace.…
6 Reasons Why More Students Are Choosing Careers in Technology
Did you know that South Africa’s unemployment rate is slowly rising to one of the highest in the world? With that, students of South Africa are actively looking for opportunities and skills that are in high demand both in their…
24 South Africa Women to Join 2023’s Women Techsters Fellowship Class
A total of 24 women from South Africa have been admitted to the class of 2023 of the Women Techsters Fellowship, Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative (Tech4Dev) has announced in Lagos, Nigeria. The Women Techsters initiative is aimed…
Eiffel Corp Launches SA’s first AWS-Certified Learning Management System
South Africa-based tech education firm Eiffel Corp and global cloud services provider, Amazon Web Services (AWS), recently launched a new set of cloud-based education solutions that is set to scale up Learning Management System (LMS) technology to a higher echelon.…
A Big Step Forward for IT Skills Development in Africa
Leadership skills development group African Leadership International (ALI) has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Holberton Inc., a Silicon Valley-founded, project-based, college alternative education firm that seeks to prepare the next generation of software engineers. The…
New R10-Million 4IR Skills Programme Guarantees Jobs to SA Youths
IT services management firm 4Sight Holdings has launched an ambitious pilot programme to provide 50 young people in South Africa with niche training in Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies over the period of 18 weeks. The company says that there…
Globally Recognised Coding Bootcamp Comes to Cape Town, South Africa
The Le Wagon coding boot camp is set to launch this week in Cape Town, South Africa. The launch of the boot camp is in partnership with the Red & Yellow Creative School of Business. Trusted by global industry leaders…
EdTech Company Launches Marketplace Platform for Teachers in Kenya
One of the leading global edtech companies Snapplify has launched its Teacha! brand in East Africa, making thousands of teaching resources immediately available to teachers. Using the Teacha! resource marketplace, teachers can buy and sell their teaching resources online. “There is a…
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South Africa’s Payfast Launches New Initiative to Upskill Aspiring Business Owners
South African online payment gateway firm PayFast has launched a 12-week development programme with Heavy Chef’s entrepreneur education non-profit – the Heavy Chef Foundation. The new initiative is designed to empower aspiring business owners with the skills needed to set…
Autodesk’s New Training Programme Helps SA Engineers Get Closer to Their Dream Jobs
American software company Autodesk is launching an initiative to help engineering graduates in South Africa take their First Step to a career in the manufacturing sector. The First Step in Your Career initiative is a volunteer programme which includes technical…
R110,000 Cybersecurity Scholarship Launched for Women of Colour in South Africa
KnowBe4, provider of one of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platforms, today announced it has partnered with the Centre for Cyber Safety and Education to launch the KnowBe4 Women of Colour in Cybersecurity (South Africa) Scholarship.…
Anonymous Bitcoin Donation Used to Build New Schools in SA Township
The Built With Bitcoin Foundation, a humanitarian organization powered by Bitcoin, announced that it has constructed two new schools in the Motherwell township, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa thanks to a generous donation of 1 BTC. Currently, 1 BTC, or…
SA Edutech Startup FoondaMate Raises $2-Million in Seed Funding
South African edutech startup FoondaMate, that offers a chat-based, AI-powered studying platform has announced that it has raised $2-million during a round of seed funding. ‘FoondaMate’ takes its name from the isiZulu word for study (funda) and the English slang…
Kaspersky Launches Online Ransomware Response Training Course
Kaspersky, the Russia-based, self-styled independent cybersecurity and online safety provider, has today announced the launch of a new Windows Incident Response training course. This is in order to offer in-house cybersecurity teams and InfoSec professionals an opportunity to expand their…
Ecobank’s New Programme to Support Women-Owned Businesses in Africa
Ecobank Commercial Banking, part of the Pan-African banking Group Ecobank yesterday announced the launch of its Ellevate Leadership Training Programme in partnership with the Global Business School Network (GBSN). The Ellevate Leadership Training Programme forms part of ‘Ellevate Equip’, the…
New Huawei Programme to Upskill 100,000 People Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Huawei has announced the launch of its LEAP digital skills development programme at Huawei’s ICT Competition Awards Ceremony on 9 April 2022. The LEAP programme aims to help advance the ICT skills of more than 100,000 people across the Sub-Saharan…
